Chapter 29

Chapter 29: My Mind is Made Up, Heading to the Southern Wilderness

"The Ziwei Saint from thirty thousand years ago?"

Ye Hongchen had sparkling eyes; she blinked, showing obvious great interest.

Yang Xuanzhan nodded, saying nothing.

He had revealed his utmost sincerity; how she chose was Ye Hongchen’s business.

"Deal made."

Ye Hongchen agreed immediately, "If I become a saint, I will definitely go all out to help you eliminate Lu Fengming."

"However, even with the Red Dust Demon Sect, it would be impossible to fight against Lu Fengming, who has attained saint level perfection."

"Moreover, Xuanfu Palace also has the Jade Sky Saint."

Yang Xuanzhan’s heart sank; if they were to take action against Lu Fengming, the Jade Sky Saint would never stand idly by.

It had to be known that the Jade Sky Saint cultivated the Tai Chi Yuanfu Sutra and would not face threats from Lu Fengming.

Once Lu Fengming achieved Saint King status, Xuanfu Palace would become unprecedentedly powerful, and the Jade Sky Saint would gain enormous benefits as a result.

The world bustled with those seeking profit.

Throughout all ages, it had been exactly so.

He was opposing the entire Xuanfu Palace.

"This matter must be deliberated at length; the most important thing now is for you to become a saint," Yang Xuanzhan said with a profound gaze. "As long as the Red Dust Demon Sect has two saints, Lu Fengming wouldn’t dare move against me lightly."

The Red Dust Demon Sect’s Myriad Phenomena Saint had eight thousand years of lifespan, possessed a late saint realm cultivation level, and was the open top expert in the Southern Wilderness.

This was also why the Red Dust Demon Sect, with only one saint, could superficially rival Xuanfu Palace on equal footing.

"Hmm."

Ye Hongchen nodded and said, "But one thing must be stated upfront: if there isn’t sufficient power, I cannot drag the entire Red Dust Demon Sect into a life-or-death struggle for you."

"I understand."

Yang Xuanzhan looked at Ye Hongchen and said, "Then swear an oath."

"I, Ye Hongchen, swear here to forge an alliance with Yang Xuanzhan, to advance and retreat together, and to protect him for five hundred years. If I break this vow, may my soul scatter and vanish."

Ye Hongchen made a Heavenly Dao vow.

Yang Xuanzhan breathed a sigh of relief; although it was only five hundred years, it was sufficient.

If this affair wasn’t completed within five hundred years, it would mean little hope remained.

"This jade slip records all the secrets of the Cave of the Ziwei Saint, including the decryption array for the Big Dipper Slaughter Formation; take it," Yang Xuanzhan said, his heart bleeding.

Ye Hongchen toyed with the jade slip, wearing a bright smile as she looked at Ye Xu. "Senior, I came with enough sincerity, but an issue has occurred midway, so I cannot conduct a trade with you for now."

"Next time for sure!"

Ye Xu felt inwardly displeased; people who constantly said "next time for sure" were almost always freeloaders.

"The identity of the Ziwei Saint is extraordinary; you two take care of yourselves," Ye Xu said with a laugh.

"Senior, I can’t go to the Cave of the Ziwei Saint anymore; now I can only stay with you for some time. When I return to Xuanfu Palace, I will just have to fabricate a lie," Yang Xuanzhan said with a bitter smile.

"You are truly formidable, Senior."

Ye Hongchen expressed amazement, "You’ve even guessed what’s on my mind."

"Yang Xuanzhan, as friends who’ve journeyed together, I feel guilty for getting the better of you this time. That Ziwei Saint holds immense power—there must be countless treasures within their cave abode."

"Come with me."

"You’d allow me to join you?" Yang Xuanzhan asked, astounded. It was a Saint’s cave abode! Yet Ye Hongchen was willing to let him participate?

Ye Hongchen responded nonchalantly, "Anyway, you wouldn’t dare ascend to Sainthood."

"Besides, after battling for centuries, it’ll feel even more satisfying to ascend before watching your eyes."

"…"

Yang Xuanzhan stared at Ye Xu, wearing a bitter, wronged expression.

"Senior, we take our leave now."

Ye Hongchen pocketed the jade slip, and together with a miserably gloomy Yang Xuanzhan, they soared out of Heaven’s Secret Pavilion.

"The Southern Wilderness is about to witness upheaval."

Ye Xu murmured softly.

Ye Hongchen’s ascension to Sainthood would cause a staggering upheaval throughout the Southern Wilderness, and Lu Fengming behind the scenes was an even greater bombshell.

When this unfolded, the tremors felt in the Southern Wilderness would surely spread to the Western Region, Eastern Region, Northern Cold Domain, and Central Continent.

Heaven’s Secret Pavilion, orchestrating it all from the shadows, would then achieve fame throughout the Yuan Realm.

"There really is a unique flavor to staying behind the scenes pulling the strings," Ye Xu savored this feeling deeply. "I wonder how Mu Yunsheng, his brother, and Ning Wudao are faring now…"

He still awaited the emergence of Tianxin Sect’s two Ancestors…

…

Eastern Sea coast, Azure Dragon Sea Area.

The sky stretched clear as crystal, merging with the vast ocean in a shimmering dance of gemlike radiance.

Yet within the Azure Dragon Sea Area, blood flowed for miles across the waters. Countless sea monster corpses bobbed on the waves, dominated by one colossal Azure Dragon God King stretching thousands of feet long, its dragon blood seeping into the sea.

Mu Chenfeng sat slumped atop the giant serpentine body, gasping heavily like an ox, his whole body lacerated.

Mu Yunsheng appeared in slightly better shape.

Utter exhaustion hung over him, but his eyes shone with fierce excitement. After three days journeying to the Eastern Sea coast and locating the Azure Dragon God King, the brothers—armed with foreknowledge of its one vulnerability—had still fought for two grueling days before finally bringing it down.

"Truly, there is nothing the Senior doesn’t know," Mu Yunsheng sighed in reverence. "It’s only through his guidance we managed to slay this fiend."

Though aged and fading, the Azure Dragon God King remained a God King; its dying struggle nearly claimed Mu Chenfeng’s life.

"Elder Brother, quickly refine its inner world and ascend to the God King realm!"

Urged Mu Chenfeng.

Having recently broken through to Complete Divine God realm, Mu Yunsheng now stood ready. By refining the Azure Dragon God King’s inner world and absorbing its immense spiritual power, he could shatter into the Creation Realm, proclaiming his own God Kingship.

"Second Brother, stand guard for me."

Mu Yunsheng surged his great magic power, wielding a sword to remove the flesh and bones of the Azure Dragon God King. At the location of its heart, a blue glow silently hovered.

Within the blue glow, faint silhouettes of mountains, great rivers, and the Sun, Moon, and Stars could vaguely be perceived.

The difference between a God King and a Deity lay in the inner world.

A God King utilized immense great magic to manipulate the laws, condensing an inner world, and gradually forged a complete realm.

Once the inner world was fully developed, it could become self-sufficient, forming its own independent universe.

Of course, this demanded protracted cultivation; even the level of a Great Emperor could not achieve such a stage.

The inner world contained vast divine power; refining it would yield boundless benefits.

Mu Yunsheng’s eyes burned with fervor. He sat cross-legged upon the dragon’s body, enveloping the blue glow with his great magic. As his divine power erupted, streams of Symbols flew from his fingertips, imprinting themselves upon the glow.

One by one, the Symbols coalesced into an array, completely encasing the inner world.

Huuuum!

The divine patterns linked together, their golden light brilliant and magnificent. Mu Yunsheng urged his great magic onward, his mighty power ceaselessly flowing into the array, refining the Azure Dragon God King’s inner world as rapidly as possible.

Mu Chenfeng swallowed a divine pill, both healing his wounds and guarding Mu Yunsheng.

The sun rose, the moon set, and the night stars shifted.

The Azure Dragon God King’s inner world grew smaller and smaller. Its pure power of creation was drawn out by Mu Yunsheng, his aura becoming more powerful by the moment, his divine form turning crystalline as jade, revealing his heart and internal organs.

Within his body, a golden light also began to brew.

He was constructing his inner world.

The moment it succeeded would mark his ascension to God King.

After consuming the divine pill, Mu Chenfeng’s injuries slightly improved, and he regained some of his great magic power, beginning to guard Mu Yunsheng with full effort.

Booooom!

On this particular day, a thunderous rumble suddenly echoed from within Mu Yunsheng, like rolling thunder. Vast rivers materialized from his inner world.

Colossal mountains rose from the earth in endless chains.

In the sky above, a divine sun hung at the horizon, casting its light upon the land.

His inner world was complete.

Of course, this was merely its most rudimentary formation.

As his cultivation advanced, Mu Yunsheng’s inner world would achieve the cycling of sun and moon, the changing of seasons, and ultimately evolve life such as trees.

"Big Brother, did you succeed?" Mu Chenfeng was incredibly excited.

Mu Yunsheng opened his eyes, a flash of divine light vanishing within them. His wounds were completely healed, and his cultivation had naturally reached the Creation Realm.

He was now a God King.

"The facts align precisely with the Forebear’s prediction," Mu Yunsheng said with a smile. "Second Brother, once we return to Heaven’s Secret Pavilion, we’ll seek an opportunity for you."

"The stored wealth of this Azure Dragon should be sufficient."

"Then let us return immediately."

Mu Chenfeng looked nervous. "The commotion here is too big; after so many days, it will most likely attract those old mud-loaches from the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace."

Mu Yunsheng gazed with a grave expression.

The Eastern Sea Dragon Palace ruled over the entire Eastern Sea, and it was one of the top forces in the Eastern Region, with a heritage of a million years. Fearing that a single Eastern Sea Dragon Palace could rival the ten giants of the Southern Wilderness.

Although this Azure Dragon didn’t belong to the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace, it was still part of the dragon clan.

Killing a member of the dragon clan in the Eastern Sea was a capital crime.

The two men immediately took the dragon body of the Azure Dragon God King and flew out of the Eastern Sea.

One day later.

A dragon ship sailed into the Azure Dragon Sea Area.

The dragon ship had seven decks and was extremely luxurious, resembling a magnificent star palace as it sailed on the Eastern Sea. Just from this dragon ship, it could be seen that its owner was wealthy or noble.

"What’s going on? Why is there such a strong scent of blood in the Azure Dragon Sea Area?" On the dragon ship, a young man, with both arms embracing two charming and beautiful women, suddenly smelled the strong scent of blood drifting in the air.

An elder in yellow robes standing nearby immediately activated his Divine Sense. His Divine Sense at the half-Holy tier enveloped half of the Azure Dragon Sea Area.

After a few breaths, the elder frowned slightly, bowed, and replied, "Ninth Prince Your Highness, the Azure Dragon Sea Area has most likely been massacred; the sea surface is covered with corpses of sea creatures."

"Isn’t this the territory of the Azure Dragon God King?" The Ninth Prince’s expression turned cold.

"Yes."

"Bring the Azure Dragon God King here for me." With an order from the Ninth Prince, the elder in yellow robes instantly transformed into a beam of black light, flew out of the dragon ship, and headed directly for the lair of the Azure Dragon God King.

A little while later, the elder in yellow robes flew back to the dragon ship.

"Ninth Prince Your Highness, something happened to the Azure Dragon God King."

The elder in yellow robes looked unpleasant and said, "The dragon nest was shattered, and there was a lingering aura of humans."

"On the sea surface, there is also residual power of divine abilities. From those divine abilities, it seems very much like the cultivators of the Tianxin Sect from the Southern Wilderness."

He had been to the Southern Wilderness and seen the divine abilities of the Tianxin Sect, so he had some impression of the divine abilities of Mu Yunsheng and Mu Chenfeng.

"The Tianxin Sect?"

The Ninth Prince’s gaze turned icy. "The Southern Wilderness is hundreds of thousands of miles away from here. Did the people of the Tianxin Sect come all this way just to slaughter the Azure Dragon God King?"

"That can’t be ruled out."

Elder Huang replied, "Perhaps to refine the inner world of the Azure Dragon God King and advance their cultivation level."

"Hah…"

The Ninth Prince’s eyes were cold. "Cultivators from the Southern Wilderness running to my Eastern Sea to slaughter the dragon clan, they truly disregard the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace!"

"Elder Huang, accompany me on a trip to the Southern Wilderness."

Elder Huang looked stunned. "Ninth Prince Your Highness, are we not going to Taiyue City? Rumors say there are fragments of the broken Unsurpassed Divine Seal there. If we can obtain one fragment, when the Unsurpassed Divine Mountain appears in the future, we can secure a place for ourselves."

Their purpose for this journey was the fragments of the Unsurpassed Divine Seal.

Elder Huang hadn’t expected the Ninth Prince to suddenly alter his intention midway.

"It doesn’t matter."

The Ninth Prince smiled faintly. "The legend has spread for over a hundred thousand years, but so far no one has seen the Unsurpassed Divine Mountain. This time, I’m merely using it as an excuse to come out for leisure, holding little hope for the Unsurpassed Divine Seal."

"Since I was born, I have visited the Central Plains, the Western Region, and the Northern Cold Domain, but only the Southern Wilderness I haven’t been to."

"The Southern Wilderness is poor and barren, and there aren’t even enough Saints to count on one hand…" Elder Huang said.

"My decision is firm."

The Ninth Prince grandly waved his sleeve, pushing aside the two women. "Set course for the Southern Wilderness!"