White Avian Hall’s members numbered 13,289 in total. The leader was White Avian Hall, a half-step Eighth Tribulation Eminence.
The deputy hall lords were Hall Lord Blazing Sun and Hall Lord Azure Dragon. Hall Lord Azure Dragon was also the strongest dragon in the River of Spacetime. These two diligently followed Hall Lord White Avian and were in charge of specific matters. Blazing Sun was in charge of the trivial matters, while Azure Dragon was in charge of combat.
The three Librarians were Seventh Tribulation Eminences. Seventh Tribulation Eminences had extremely high statuses; they also had their own goals. Their relationship with White Avian Hall was more of a cooperative one. Therefore, they weren’t in charge of specific matters. As Librarians, they had the right to read all the precious books in White Avian Hall, including the original copy of Immeasurable Universe.
The five Patrollers were half-step Seventh Tribulation Eminences. They each had their own pursuits. They even had their own factions. Therefore, they only managed some simple matters. For example, they would send a true body to guard a certain place for a long period of time. They typically cultivated on their own.
The rest were Sixth Tribulation Eminences.
In terms of Tribulation Eminences, White Avian Hall could be said to be the strongest in the River of Spacetime. It had about 2,000 more members than Six Directions Heaven, which was ranked second.
This was what cultivation was like. The higher one’s realm was, the more time they spent on themselves. No Seventh Tribulation Eminence would diligently work for another Seventh Tribulation Eminence.
Blazing Sun continued, “In White Avian Hall, you will be a little special. Your direct superior will be me. Therefore, in the entire White Avian Hall, you will only need to listen to Hall Lord White Avian and me. You can ignore everybody else’s orders.”
Meng Chuan nodded.
Logically speaking, Meng Chuan had to bear a lot of responsibilities after obtaining a large faction’s benefits. However, things were made simple for him-only the two hall lords could instruct him.
“However, you have to listen to the guardian’s arrangements when you are at the Valley of Spacetime,” instructed Blazing Sun. “The guardian is Mountain Lord Mo Xie. However, you will probably only see him a few times when you’re there.”
Meng Chuan nodded. “I’ll naturally follow his instructions.”
In the Valley of Spacetime, conflicts could break out between other factions. He naturally had to obey orders in such a situation.
“You can set off now,” said Blazing Sun with a smile. “The responsibilities that you will bear and the benefits you will receive from White Avian Hall are all provided in the intelligence I gave you. You can take your time to read it.”
With that said, Blazing Sun stood up.
Meng Chuan immediately stood up to send him off.
Outside the cave abode, Meng Chuan watched as Blazing Sun left. Since I’ve already joined White Avian Hall, it’s time to leave. However, I should choose some mystic techniques before I leave.
Ever since he grasped the lightning law, Meng Chuan hadn’t deliberately cultivated mystic techniques.
Mystic techniques were utility techniques. The Magic Awl Forbidden Spell was one example! The Magic Awl Forbidden Spell was collected by Ancestral Master Archean Eon only.
Eternal Tower had countless-fold more mystic techniques than the number of mystic techniques Ancestral Master Archean Eon had gathered.
Meng Chuan had previously focused on transcending the tribulation. He had relied on his World Treasure and willpower to transcend the tribulation. Mystic techniques were useless, so he didn’t waste any time on them.
Since he would be embroiled in battles in the near future, he had to learn some mystic techniques. In the River of Spacetime, many mystic techniques were far more powerful than the Magic Awl Forbidden Spell.
Many of them were also suitable for him.
Back in Earth Cloud Mystic Realm, Meng Chuan had to use an Eighth Tribulation treasure to kill his opponent’s true body.
In the future, Meng Chuan wouldn’t easily bring an Eighth Tribulation treasure with him when he fought outside.
Mystic technique formulations. Meng Chuan returned to his cave abode and began reading.
Will-type mystic techniques, domain-type mystic techniques, mystic techniques that suited the lightning law…
Meng Chuan read through them one by one.
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Although he had a long lifespan after reaching the Sixth Tribulation realm, Meng Chuan still cherished his time.
I’ll forget about domain-type mystic techniques. Meng Chuan gave up after scanning the ones available. A mystic technique was a functional use of the laws. However, the techniques he could use were typically inferior to treasures refined by Seventh Tribulation Eminences, much less Eighth Tribulation treasures.
Therefore, buying a Seventh Tribulation treasure array formation was much better than arduously cultivating a mystic technique himself.
The only difference was that the treasures would be lost if their Essence Soul avatar died in battle. However, if one used mystic techniques against an enemy, the losses would be negligible.
Even if I choose a mystic technique, I have to choose one that is of great use to me. The lightning lineage is good at attacking, so I’ll choose an offensive mystic technique. Meng Chuan scanned the manuals available. For a mystic technique that can help me comprehend Chaos Hole laws… This shall be it.
Meng Chuan found a mystic technique.
The illusory projection in front of him was a gray book. On the book’s surface were wordsChaos Hole Lightning Spear. With lightning as the catalyst and Chaos Hole laws as the foundation, Meng Chuan could condense a lightning spear and use it to attack.
An expert that had grasped a lightning law had the greatest offensive power when they instantly controlled all lightning within a five billion-kilometer radius! Chaos Hole Lightning Spear was a mysterious mystic technique that allowed one to condense the lightning.
Learning this mystic technique will also be beneficial to my future mastery of Chaos Hole laws. It won’t be a waste of time. I only need 300 cubes to learn it once. Meng Chuan instantly decided on this mystic technique.
Seventh Tribulation mystic techniques weren’t expensive. This was because the original copy of mystic techniques created by Seventh Tribulation Eminences typically cost thousands of cubes at most. The price to learn such a mystic technique once was naturally lower.
In comparison, the value of an Eighth Tribulation Eminence’s legacy soared rapidly. An Eternal legacy was ridiculously expensive. The Void Catalog was one example; it mainly described spatial laws. One required nearly one million Outer Realm Essence Crystals to obtain the Void Catalog’s three complete volumes.
I have to learn a willpower-based mystic technique. Meng Chuan placed great importance on it. After all, his mind and willpower had helped him traverse 5,000 kilometers on Fiend Mountain’s path of the mind. After his wife and parents woke up, his Essence Soul had transformed after he painted Perfection.
After obtaining the Eighth Tribulation Essence Soul legacy-Eternal Road—from Realm Ancestor, he created a new Essence Soul Dharmic formulation on the two Eighth Tribulation Essence Soul legacies’ foundation.
Although this formulation was still in its nascent form, it was most suitable for him. One’s Essence Soul structure had a huge impact on their life. The Essence Soul structure matched Meng Chuan’s temperament, causing his Essence Soul to feel much more ethereal. His perception and willpower had also become stronger.
Meng Chuan didn’t know how strong his willpower was, but he felt that his willpower was at the peak of the Sixth Tribulation realm before transcending the tribulation. It might even be able to match an Essence Soul Seventh Tribulation Eminence’s willpower…
Since Meng Chuan was so strong in this aspect, he naturally had to choose a good willpower-based mystic technique.
This shall be it. Meng Chuan quickly chose a technique in Eternal Tower’s treasure vault.
Pupil of Darkness was one of the top ten Essence Soul mystic techniques in the River of Spacetime. It used the Chaos Hole law as its foundation; it also contained the Immeasurable law and the Karma law. It was an Eighth Tribulation Essence mystic technique that contained three Origins laws.
It’s really expensive. Meng Chuan looked at the price. It costs 150,000 cubes to learn it once.
This technique could only be used against enemies.
For techniques like Essence Soul Star and Eternal Road—which were related to one’s Essence Soul structure-it typically cost more than one million cubes to learn them once. Furthermore, it was very difficult to buy them. This was because recording these legacies was very difficult. They were also limited by the spacetime laws. Every such legacy could only be learned a limited number of times. On the other hand, pure mystic techniques were relatively less restricted by the spacetime laws, making them cheaper.
Moments later…
Meng Chuan bought two mystic techniques and learned them separately.
It’s indeed worth it. Meng Chuan sighed in amazement. As expected of one of the top ten Essence Soul mystic techniques in the River of Spacetime. The Pupil of Darkness’s strength is extremely astonishing. With just one glance, my enemies might sink into oblivion and lose the ability to resist. If one’s realm is too low, their Essence Soul might collapse and be destroyed.
Of course, the stronger the opponent was, the stronger their resistance.
Since he had just reached the Sixth Tribulation Realm, Meng Chuan’s willpower was his strongest aspect. This Pupil of Darkness is enough to be my trump card. Meng Chuan already had a plan.
In the future, he would send his Essence Soul avatars out. His main attacking methods would be the Pupil of Darkness and Chaos Hole Lightning Spear. He would use his Essence Soul World to suppress the enemy. It would be sufficiently intimidating. Even if he died in battle, he wouldn’t incur any losses as long as his avatars didn’t carry any treasures. It’s time to head to the Valley of Spacetime.
At the same time, Meng Chuan split out an Essence Soul avatar on Fiend Mountain before rushing to the Valley of Spacetime. This was because this body was the closest to the Valley of Spacetime.
In a mystic realm.
Ice spread out. On a towering iceberg’s peak was an ice palace.
Inside the palace sat a silver-haired elder, who was about 1,000 feet tall. His skin was covered in silver patterns. It’s clearly my turn to be in the Valley of Spacetime queue. I should be the next to head to the Valley of Spacetime.
The silver-haired elder was furious. Someone actually cut the line? I’ve fought hard for White Avian Hall for more than 30,000 years. I’ve contributed so much, and my turn has finally arrived. Yet, you now want me to wait a little longer?
The silver-haired elder was very old. Although he had only been pushed back one spot, and he might only be delayed for a century or so, he only had 10,000 years left to live. His chances of breaking through became slimmer for every moment he delayed.
I’ve cultivated to this day and have a deep understanding of the spatial law. As long as I obtain the Void Trileaf Flower, I will have a chance of fully grasping the spatial law. Once I grasp the spatial law, I can extend my lifespan by 20,000 to 30,000 years as long as I improve my body slightly, even if I can’t reach the Seventh Tribulation realm.
The silver-haired elder was very anxious. The closer the elderly cultivators were to the end of their lifespans, the more precious their time became.
City Lord Eastcalm? The silver-haired elder took note of the name.
White Avian Hall had publicly announced the name of the new Sixth Tribulation Eminence entering the Valley of Spacetime.
A newly-advanced Essence Soul Sixth Tribulation Eminence crushes me? I hear that he has Deputy Hall Lord Blazing Sun backing him? Hmph, Deputy Hall Lord Blazing Sun is becoming more and more unfair. Hall Lord White Avian has given him too much power. The silver-haired elder felt very indignant, but he could only grumble inside his cave abode.
Fiend Mountain’s exits were scattered across nine river zones—which were relatively far from each other. With Fiend Mountain as a transit point, one was relatively close to any place in the River of Spacetime. I’m here. The black-robed, white-haired Meng Chuan looked into the distance.
In front of him was a dark void. It looked ordinary, but it was a special place in the River of Spacetime. The various factions had sent Eminences to guard it.
Swoosh.
Meng Chuan flew towards White Avian Hall’s territory, which was indicated in the information given to him.
As he flew closer, the space around him began to turn strange. The vast spacetime around him seemed to turn into a spinning bottle.
Meng Chuan flew into the depths of the bottle.
In the bottle’s deepest depths was a long, narrow tunnel—the Valley of Spacetime.
Although the Valley of Spacetime was long and narrow, it had been folded into 15 layers.
Whoosh.
Meng Chuan flew carefully. If he didn’t know the correct location and randomly flew, he might have flown into another faction’s territory since the Valley of Spacetime had several layers.
As Meng Chuan flew, he entered a new layer of space. Even if Supremacies and Imperial Lords came here, they would find it difficult to understand the changes in spacetime. However, Meng Chuan and other Sixth Tribulation Eminences could naturally understand these changes.
“Eastcalm, you’re here?” A voice sounded in Meng Chuan’s ear. “Come over.”
An invisible force guided Meng Chuan.
Whoosh.
Meng Chuan instantly traversed five billion kilometers and saw an ordinary cave abode in the dark void.
A gray-robed man stood in front of the cave abode. The man had no hair, and his skin was somewhat crystalline. There were strange flame runes at his glabella.
“Greetings, Lord Moxie.” Meng Chuan bowed.
Moxie-an Eminence at the half-step Seventh Tribulation realm-had established a faction, Land Without Karma. As a person who grasped the Karma law-an Origins law-Moxie’s means were unpredictable. His faction, Land of Zero Karma, had great influence. He only joined White Avian Hall so that he had a stronger backer.
“White Avian Hall occupies 30% of the Valley of Spacetime,” said Moxie as he looked at Meng Chuan calmly. “Apart from me, there are seven other Sixth Tribulation Eminences. These seven are all at the peak Sixth Tribulation realm. You are the weakest.”
Meng Chuan listened calmly.
It wasn’t strange at all. Since White Avian Hall had more than 10,000 Sixth Tribulation Eminences, those who could come to the Valley of Spacetime were naturally outstanding.
Typically, one could be considered a top Sixth Tribulation Eminence if they grasped two Sixth Tribulation laws. Only by grasping a spatial law could one be considered a peak Sixth Tribulation Eminence.
“Therefore, you have to be careful in the Valley of Spacetime. This is because you are probably no match for most Sixth Tribulation Eminences here,” said Mountain Lord Moxie. “I’ve also arranged a simple mission for you.”
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Mountain Lord Moxie waved his hand, and the Valley of Spacetime’s illusory 15-layered structure appeared in front of him.
“The Valley of Spacetime is divided into 15 levels,” said Moxie. “Our White Avian Hall occupies four of the larger levels. I control the first level directly. The other three levels are controlled by other Tribulation Eminences. You can head to the outermost level and help keep an eye on the border with Six Directions Heaven.”
“Yes,” replied Meng Chuan immediately. The mission was indeed very si
mple.
Moxie nodded. “You may leave. Contact me through the Nebula Token if there’s anything important.” Meng Chuan bowed respectfully and flew away.
Moxie watched Meng Chuan leave. He didn’t care about the Sixth Tribulation Eminences waiting for Void Trileaf Flowers. As one of the top 100 Eminences in the River of Spacetime, why would he care about a newly-advanced Sixth Tribulation Eminence? To him, this was just a normal thing.
Moxie only accepted the mission of guarding the Valley of Spacetime for White Avian Hall. He couldn’t be bothered with other matters.
The Origin Realm’s forces are becoming stronger and stronger. As for me, I’m still at the half-step Seventh Tribulation realm. The gap between him and me is becoming wider and wider. Moxie sighed inwardly. He had a grudge against Origin Realm’s leader. Back when the other party established Origin Realm, Moxie had established the Land of Zero Karma. They were on par with each other.
Now, Origin Realm’s forces could compete with Six Directions Heaven and White Avian Hall. As an Essence Soul Seventh Tribulation Eminence, the other party’s fame was widespread. He was also one of the top ten strongest in the entire River of Spacetime.
In comparison, Moxie was much inferior.
I have to perfect my physical formulation as soon as possible. I feel that I can succeed within 10,000 years. Moxie returned to his cave abode to continue cultivating.
Moxie spent 99% of his time cultivating while guarding the Valley of Spacetime. He only appeared when ushering newcomers, Void Trileaf Flowers were born, and when external factions invaded. He didn’t care about anything else.
Meng Chuan arrived at the Valley of Spacetime level where White Avian Hall and Six Directions Heaven bordered each other—the fifth level.
“Brother Eastcalm.”
Two figures flew over from afar to welcome Meng Chuan. One was a black-haired man with two soft feelers, while the other was a cyan-clothed woman-whose body was covered in flames.
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