Chapter 1345 - 219: Go Bring the Saint Heir Back

Chapter 1345: Chapter 219: Go Bring the Saint Heir Back

In the boundless Heaven and Earth, a stretching mountain range lay between.

Within the range, one could see majestic peaks piercing straight into the clouds, mist coiling all around, Immortal Cranes circling in the air, presenting a scene like a dwelling of immortals.

This was one of the Five Sects and Twelve Palaces of the Central Profound Realm, the place where the Heavenly Dao Sect resided.

Among the countless peaks, upon the most majestic mountain, a great hall stood there.

A bleak and ancient aura.

Made people tremble just by looking upon it.

Inside the hall.

A towering figure wreathed in golden light sat upright there, like a supreme Divine Spirit who stood shoulder to Heaven and Earth.

"Ji Ying has gone to the outside world for several days now, yet no news has returned. It seems something has gone wrong."

Shenxu spoke slowly.

Upon hearing this.

One Elder below cupped his hands and said: "Sect Master, although the Saint Heir’s strength cannot be called truly powerful, he has already stepped into the Fifth Layer of the God Realm, and his foundation is deep. Even the ordinary post-stage God Realm cultivators are not his match.

The outside world had its Ancestral Vein severed ten thousand years ago; it is impossible for any new powerful experts to appear there, much less someone who could threaten the Holy Lord. Sect Master, why trouble yourself with concern."

Ten thousand years ago.

The Demon Evil Clan invaded the outside world, causing all its strong cultivators to fall.

This matter, within the Central Profound Realm, was basically known to everyone.

Not to mention the outside world now, whose Ancestral Vein was already severed; even at its peak ten thousand years ago, it still was not taken seriously by the Central Profound Realm.

There was no other reason.

The gap in strength between the two was simply too vast.

Shenxu said: "The Human Clan of the outside world dared to establish an Imperial Court; it seems there must be some trump card unknown to us. This seat is not worried for Ji Ying’s safety, but he has not returned for several days, so caution is still necessary."

The Human Clan establishing an Imperial Court.

It was not only the outside Human Clan who sensed it; the Central Profound Realm, which was joined to that Heaven and Earth, was equally affected.

After all, though the Central Profound Realm was said to be different from the outside Heaven and Earth, at present it still relied upon the outside world, and those living within the Central Profound Realm were also Human Clan.

Under such circumstances.

If the Human Clan of the outside world established an Imperial Court, the Central Profound Realm could not possibly remain untouched.

It was precisely because of this.

Shenxu had dispatched Ji Ying to the outside world, intending to slaughter those Humans who dared to establish the Imperial Court, to serve as a warning to other Humans that, even if Heaven and Earth were vast, not every ant was qualified to erect an Imperial Court.

Yet what he had not anticipated was.

Ji Ying had entered the outside world for several days, and not a single word of news had come back.

For a time.

Some faint worry rose in Shenxu’s heart.

After all.

Ji Ying was also the Saint Heir of the Heavenly Dao Sect; so long as he did not fall in the future, he was bound to become a Proof Path Divine King.

If something truly happened to him, it would be no small loss for the Heavenly Dao Sect.

Of course, he did not believe the outside world had any chance of killing Ji Ying, especially since the latter had left a Soul Lamp within the Heavenly Dao Sect. As long as the Soul Lamp had not gone out, it meant his life was not in danger.

The other Elders, upon hearing this, exchanged glances but all held their tongues.

They could all hear the hint of concern for Ji Ying hidden within Shenxu’s words.

However.

No one wished to volunteer themselves to go to the outside world.

It was not fear, merely a pure aversion to the outside world.

Ever since the Ancestral Vein was severed, the outside world’s Spiritual Energy had become extremely thin, and especially in the last few hundred years, the Spiritual Energy there had grown thin to the extreme. For those living in the Central Profound Realm, the outside world was simply a place steeped in filth.

Just breathing a single mouthful of the outside air would make one feel most uncomfortable.

"Profound Yin Divine King!"

Shenxu suddenly spoke.

As his words fell.

A woman with serene features and transcendent bearing stepped out, bowing slightly: "What orders does Sect Master have?"

"You shall make a trip to the outside world and bring the Saint Heir back. In addition, search the outside world for any with talent, and bring them back as well."

"Yes!"

The Profound Yin Divine King accepted the command, then turned and departed.

Watching her leave, an Elder asked curiously: "The outside world is already turbid and filthy; how could any geniuses be born there? I fear it will be hard for the Profound Yin Divine King to find any suitable candidates this time."

"That is not certain."

Another Elder shook his head in refutation.

"Two hundred years ago, the Kunlun Sect discovered, from the outside world, a heaven-defying genius with outstanding talent. Though the outside world is now fouled beyond measure, it does not mean no genius can be born.

After all, our Human Clan is favored by Heaven and Earth; to nurture geniuses is the most natural thing."

Speaking of the Kunlun Sect’s genius.

Many Elders present had their expressions subtly change.

An aged Divine King sighed: "That time, Kunlun Sect truly picked up a treasure. Now that person has entered Kunlun Sect for merely about two hundred years, yet already has hope of proving the path to Divine King.

At this pace, give him another thousand years, and he might truly become a Top Divine King."

Upon hearing this.

The others remained silent.

Let alone a Top Divine King.

Among all the Elders present, only a scant few had any hope of proving the path to Divine King.

And this.

Was only because the Heavenly Dao Sect was one of the Five Sects of the Central Profound Realm, belonging to its apex powers.

If one looked across the entire Central Profound Realm, the proportion of those who could prove the path to Divine King was abysmally low to a shocking degree.

Therefore.

For Kunlun Sect to produce a genius who, in just a few hundred years, might already prove the path to Divine King was enough to draw the envy of others.

Shenxu said blandly: "If she can find some, all the better. If not, it does not matter; our Heavenly Dao Sect has never lacked for geniuses."

Sending the Profound Yin Divine King to the outside world, the true purpose was to find Ji Ying.

Everything else.

Was merely a minor matter.

——

Capital City.

Within the Demon-Subduing Division.

Shen Changqing’s figure, who had long sat motionless, trembled imperceptibly; his tightly shut eyes slowly opened.

Immediately.

He settled his heart and mind and looked at his own status panel.

Name: Shen Changqing

Faction: Imperial Court

Identity: Defender of Human Clan

Realm: Cave Heaven

Cave Heaven: Eight

Dharma:

Laws: Star River Law (30%, can be improved), Annihilation Blade Path Law (50%, can be improved), Flowing Cloud Law (20%, can be improved), Space Law (20%, can be improved), Mortal Dust Law (10%, can be improved) (omitted)

Origin: omitted

Origin Points: 158

"Eight Laws now!"

Shen Changqing nodded to himself inwardly.

After spending a few days, he had successfully taken the three Divine Skills he obtained in the Martial Hall and used Origin Points to elevate all of them to the level of Laws.

Three more Laws.

His Cave Heaven, on its original foundation, had slightly expanded; compared to the whole, however, there was actually not much change.

After all.

According to the expansion rate of the Cave Heaven, if all comprehended Laws were only at the 10% level, then he would need three hundred Laws to expand his Cave Heaven from three zhang to four zhang.

However.

If the level of the Laws could be higher, the required number would naturally decrease accordingly.

But based on Shen Changqing’s own calculations, the cost of raising the level of a Law was much higher than comprehending more different Laws.

Unless absolutely necessary, he still couldn’t afford to waste resources like that.

"Next, it’s time to comprehend the Heavenly Dao Sect’s Divine Skills!"

Shen Changqing hadn’t forgotten that he had also plucked several dozen Divine Skills from Ji Ying.

With the Origin Points he currently had left, it was enough to elevate those dozens of Divine Skills all to the level of Laws.

If that happened.

His strength would see a huge leap forward.

A Cave Heaven of three zhang.

Already allowed him to possess strength that could contend with a Rule Divine King, and now his Cave Heaven had, on that basis, once again spread out a bit further.

Although the degree of expansion wasn’t large, the overall increase in power was still quite considerable.

If he could further push all those dozens of Heavenly Dao Sect Divine Skills up to the level of Laws, Shen Changqing believed that within the Divine King Realm, there wouldn’t be many who could be his opponents.

Unless it was someone like Zhongshan Dongxuan, that kind of two-Rule Divine King; as for other Rule Divine Kings, he should be able to suppress them with ease.

Afterward.

He looked at the object before him.

He saw that the Wu Shu, which had been refining the Divine Crystal, had at some point already completely refined away all the power of the Divine Crystal.

As for its appearance.

It had also grown from its previous childlike look into that of a youth.

"How did it go?"

"Reporting to Supreme, I have already advanced to Sixth Grade Dao Arms!"

Wu Shu’s face broke into a smile, and the moment Shen Changqing opened his mouth to ask, it answered impatiently, as if it had been waiting for his acknowledgement.

Sixth Grade Dao Arms!

Shen Changqing nodded slightly.

A complete Sun and Moon Divine Kingdom Core, when its Power of Faith was refined out, could let it grow directly from Third Grade Dao Arms to Sixth Grade Dao Arms; this jump was within his expectations.

No matter what.

When extracting Power of Faith from a Divine Kingdom, there was always loss involved; it was different from directly inheriting the Divine Kingdom.

Otherwise, the Power of Faith mastered by a single Sun and Moon Divine King would absolutely do more than just let it advance to Sixth Grade Dao Arms.

"You did well."

Shen Changqing first nodded and praised it, then said, "With your current level as Sixth Grade Dao Arms, I suppose you’re able to deduce First Grade Divine Skills now, aren’t you?"

"That’s right."

Seeing Wu Shu nod in confirmation, Shen Changqing muttered inwardly.

Immediately after.

A smile appeared on his face.

It had been worth consuming a Sun and Moon Divine Kingdom to let it advance to the Sixth Grade level.

Being able to deduce First Grade Divine Skills.

That meant that as long as he proceeded step by step, he could obtain a continual stream of First Grade Divine Skills in sufficient quantity, then use Origin Points to raise them to the level of Laws, further coagulating his Cave Heaven Core.

Compared to collecting Divine Skills himself and then slowly raising them with Origin Points, this was many times better.

Shen Changqing understood very clearly.

Collecting Divine Skills was easy, but collecting First Grade Divine Skills was very difficult.

"With your current ability, how long on average would it take you to deduce one First Grade Divine Skill?"

"If nothing unexpected happens, I can deduce one Divine Skill in about three years."

Wu Shu made an estimate and gave a precise answer.

Three years—

Hearing this, the heat in Shen Changqing’s heart cooled down quite a bit.

Three years for a single First Grade Divine Skill.

If he really wanted three thousand First Grade Divine Skills, he’d have to wait nine thousand years.

Nine thousand years.

Then he would have hope of breaking through the Limit of Cave Heaven and advancing to an even higher level.

Normally speaking.

Nine thousand years wasn’t that long.

After all, at the Cave Heaven Realm, he already could contend with Rule Divine Kings; if he broke the Limit of Cave Heaven, he was confident he could wrestle with a Divine Lord.

Looking across the Heavens.

Those who could contend with a Divine Lord within ten thousand years were probably very few.

However.

Shen Changqing recalled Qingyi’s words.

In the Human Clan Imperial Court, there had once been a peerless figure who successfully coagulated a Cave Heaven Core in only a hundred years.

With that as contrast, nine thousand years suddenly felt somewhat too long.