Chapter 1557 - 1309: Sweeping Through the Treasure Vaults of the Primordial Vast Realm

Chapter 1557: Chapter 1309: Sweeping Through the Treasure Vaults of the Primordial Vast Realm

After leaving the Qu Realm, only then did Wenping relax enough to open his palm and count the strands of Primordial Vast Power wrapped within the Vein Qi in his hand.

A total of fifty-five strands.

Slaughtering a single Tian Wuxin and making it explode for Primordial Vast Power was comparable to what those people from Yao Ri added together.

Putting the Primordial Vast Power away, Wenping’s gaze fell on the ruins below, and he immediately had Xing Tian open up a path through the rubble into the cave.

Because of the destruction Xing Tian had caused earlier, the passage from the cave entrance out to about ten miles had already collapsed, so by the time they reached a depth of a hundred thousand miles underground, it was already daybreak.

The moment he reached a hundred thousand miles under the ground, Wenping stepped into a new world. Compared to the silence of the underground, this was even more desolate, for as far as the eye could see there was only boundless desert, not a trace of life.

It was as if this were a world after annihilation.

Wenping tried probing with his Spiritual Power and found that there wasn’t even a single blade of grass.

"Looks like that Primordial Vast Realm expert has been dead for a very long time." Because even a realm created by an ordinary Celestial Unrestricted shouldn’t turn this barren even after several hundred years of its creator’s death.

Immediately after, Wenping took out the Sound Transmission Stone. "Ask her which way to go."

Since he had a ready-made "map," Wenping couldn’t be bothered to search with his Spiritual Power.

Otherwise he’d have to waste another half day.

A dozen breaths later, Weisheng Xingyu spoke: "Sect Leader, I’ve already tested it, she didn’t lie. After entering, just keep going straight. The Treasure Vault is hidden in an inconspicuous mountain a million miles ahead; she’s already marked it with Vein Qi."

As her words fell, Wenping plunged into the Qu Realm with Xing Tian, advancing through the Qu Realm, because if he flew in the normal way it would take one or two months.

One day later, Wenping arrived at the mountain Nalan Muhong had marked with her Vein Qi. If not for Nalan Muhong’s Vein Qi mark, an ordinary Half-Step Primordial Vast really would have no way of discovering this was a Treasure Vault, because the entire mountain was shrouded by a Concealment Array.

Clearly, the master of the Heaven-Gazing Realm must have been a very powerful Vortex Divine Artisan.

When Wenping came to the mountain, he sent his Spiritual Power probing inside, and what he saw was an endless stretch of Curved Realm Water, almost the same as what he had seen at the edge of Heaven-Gazing Gorge in Heaven’s End Mountain.

Only the Curved Realm Water here was obviously more unusual; its color was darker, and it would explode from time to time.

Just as Wenping was about to enter the Curved Realm Water, a muffled boom suddenly sounded from within the water, and a terrifying force spread beneath the surface.

It continued expanding for ten miles before gradually returning to calm. Just that explosive impact alone was something an ordinary Half-Step Primordial Vast definitely couldn’t withstand.

"Move!"

Wenping immediately activated the Celestial Dao Cyan Lotus Body and charged into the mountain with Xing Tian, his Spiritual Power heading straight toward the Treasure Vault he had just locked onto.

The instant they plunged into the Curved Realm Water, the Vein Qi Shield shattered on the spot; only the Shield formed from Primordial Vast Power could endure here.

Glancing at Xing Tian again, he saw him hard-resisting with Death Qi, utterly unafraid of the Curved Realm Water. Seeing this, Wenping simply moved to stand beside Xing Tian and had him protect him with Death Qi, saving himself from wasting Spiritual Power and effort.

A moment later, Xing Tian took Wenping straight through the Curved Realm Water without a scratch.

The Heavenly Wisdom that had obstructed Nalan Muhong for so many years was like nothing more than a swimming pool before Xing Tian—come and go as he pleased.

"Alright, go busy yourself." Wenping again took out the Sound Transmission Stone, no longer having Weisheng Xingyu keep watching over Nalan Muhong.

Meanwhile, in the Immortal Sect, when Nalan Muhong saw Weisheng Xingyu receive the message and then get up to leave, she fell into a long silence.

She knew Wenping had already entered the Treasure Vault!

And it had only been a hundred breaths!

Something that could only block Wenping for a hundred breaths had held her off for hundreds of years.

Thinking of this, Nalan Muhong cast a glance at the two Guardian Envoys before the Vortex Art Palace, a swirl of mixed feelings in her heart.

"If I’d known it would be like this, I might as well not have come to Heaven-Gazing Gorge." After a quiet sigh, Nalan Muhong went silent again.

At the same time, after Wenping entered the Treasure Vault, what he saw was an endless sea of books, neatly floating in midair above his head.

With one sweep of his Spiritual Power, a full million volumes.

There were Vein Techniques.

There were Cultivation Techniques.

They covered every Grade, even if some were only Yellow Level.

Of course.

Primordial Vast Level Cultivation Techniques and Vein Techniques were present as well.

Though not many, only three volumes. But that was enough.

Nalan Muhong’s assessment hadn’t been wrong—if she had managed to come in, she would have had a chance to step into the Primordial Vast Realm.

Apart from Vein Techniques and Cultivation Techniques, there were all sorts of other books: manuals on cultivating the Vortex Dao, manuals on how to survive in various deadly lands, and so on.

"These can go into the Sect’s Treasure Vault." Wenping had no interest in studying them carefully, and directly used his Storage Ring to start collecting all these books.

He couldn’t use them, but others in the Sect could.

After storing away this million precious volumes, Wenping went to another Treasure Vault of Celestial Materials and earthly treasures; one sweep of his Spiritual Power revealed at least several hundred thousand items.

Same as before—he couldn’t use them, but the Sect could.

Once he put them away, Wenping immediately proceeded deeper inside, planning to seek out the rich aura of Primordial Vast Power he had sensed the moment he entered.

After continuing forward for a distance, Wenping saw faint glimmers of light in the darkness, like stars in a night sky.

Strand after strand of Primordial Vast Power was floating there; Wenping swept with his Spiritual Power and instantly rejoiced, because there were as many as six hundred and sixty-seven strands.

"Now that’s something. Good thing I cut in and took it, otherwise Nalan Muhong would have been almost guaranteed to step into the Primordial Vast Realm."

Then the system suddenly spoke: "Host, there is one thing you’ve misunderstood. Once she obtained a Primordial Vast Level Cultivation Technique, Nalan Muhong’s chance of breaking through to the Primordial Vast Realm became one hundred percent. Not everyone needs to refine a thousand strands of Primordial Vast Power like the host. Those with weaker foundations may only need to refine a single strand to step into the Primordial Vast Realm. It’s just that after breaking through, they would only be at the very bottom of the Primordial Vast Realm."

"So that’s how it is. I always thought everyone had to refine a thousand strands of Primordial Vast Power. Good thing I cut in and took it."

Otherwise he’d be facing two Primordial Vast Realm experts.

No.

It should still be just one.

Would Nalan Muhong be willing to share the Primordial Vast Power with Tian Wuxin?

Absolutely impossible.

Putting himself in her place, if he were in Nalan Muhong’s situation, he certainly wouldn’t share it.

"Getting rich, getting rich!" Wen Ping was overjoyed and started collecting the Primordial Vast Power.

Plus what burst out from killing Tian Wuxin, this trip had netted a bit over seven hundred in total!

After putting away the Primordial Vast Power, Wen Ping swept his Spiritual Power around in a circle, and discovered that in the deepest part of this layer of Space there was still something else.

A fist-sized round pearl!

When Wen Ping came up to it, a system popup window jumped out right before his eyes.

[Heaven-Gazing Gorge World Pearl]

[Crafted by the Seven Vortexes’ Vortex Divine Artisan, no offensive Ability, no offensive Ability]

[Function: After recognizing a master, the host can become the lord of Heaven-Gazing Gorge and be entered into the registry. At the same time, from the moment of recognition, Heaven-Gazing Gorge will be protected by a number of absolute rules set by the Primordial Vast Realm and will no longer be plundered by Plunderers.]

"Good stuff." Wen Ping didn’t even need to think to know this had to be left behind by that person again.

Right on its heels, the system explained further: "Host, please note: once you recognize the World Pearl as master, the location of Heaven-Gazing Gorge will also be exposed. And the rule ’not plundered by Plunderers’ only means it cannot be plundered by Primordial Vast Realm powerhouses. Realms of the same level as the Primordial Vast Realm can still plunder you, and the Primordial Vast Realm cannot interfere. Moreover, once you recognize the World Pearl, while Heaven-Gazing Gorge will not be plundered by the Primordial Vast Realm, it will also receive protection from the Primordial Vast Realm to prevent other Primordial Vast Realms from plundering Heaven-Gazing Gorge—but this protection comes at a price."

"What price?"

The system answered, "Six-star Primordial Vast Realm: two strands of Primordial Vast Power every three years."

"So that means, if I recognize the World Pearl as master right now," Wen Ping knew there was no free lunch under the heavens, but he hadn’t expected this lunch to be so expensive.

Two strands of Primordial Vast Power every three years—then out of a hundred years of output, he’d only be able to harvest thirty strands of Primordial Vast Power for himself and would have to send out seventy strands.

What the hell would he recognize it for.

Wen Ping directly put the World Pearl away, deciding to wait until he broke through to the Primordial Vast Realm before reconsidering.

And even then, only reconsidering.

It wasn’t that he would definitely do it upon reaching the Primordial Vast Realm.

Because once Heaven-Gazing Gorge’s location was exposed, the Immortal Sect would be exposed along with it, and that would definitely arouse covetousness from others.

He could take people out to roam around outside, but he absolutely couldn’t expose Heaven-Gazing Gorge so soon.

Wen Ping once more swept his Spiritual Power around in a circle, and after confirming that there was absolutely nothing else, he promptly left the Treasure Vault.

After leaving the Treasure Vault, Wen Ping swallowed one strand of Primordial Vast Power, then took out a Sound Transmission Stone to contact Weisheng Xingyu again, having him measure the location of the Black Tower.

After obtaining the location, Wen Ping rushed over immediately.

...

The next day.

The Geng Country army smashed into the territory of the Covering Heaven Tower like a bamboo splitting through, and when the Dragon Sun Emperor learned that the All-Knowing Tower had already driven out the Black Domain, he sent out another decree.

The decree was issued via the Immortal Daily, so its audience was the entire Heaven-Gazing Gorge.

Of course.

Its main target was the Covering Heaven Tower.

[From this day on, any Six-star Influence willing to submit to Geng Country—so long as you assist Geng Country’s army and the All-Knowing Tower—you shall all be promoted to lord and granted a slice of Geng Country territory. The greater your battle merit, the broader your territory. If an Upper Realm powerhouse is willing to defect, bring the head of a Ministry Level powerhouse of the Covering Heaven Tower to present, and you can be enfeoffed as a different-surname king!]

Once this decree came out, when the people within the Covering Heaven Tower’s territory saw this issue of the Immortal Daily, they were initially still unmoved.

After all, Nalan Muhong was still alive.

She was only temporarily trapped.

And Tian Wuxin and the Tower Master were also still around.

Only the Six-star Influences closest to the Geng Country army and the All-Knowing Tower army were beginning to stir, because they knew they couldn’t stop them.

They also knew that right now only they could help themselves.

However, at the instant the Celestial Ranking refreshed.

All the major forces of the Covering Heaven Tower were struck dumb.

Nalan Muhong might still be there, but Tian Wuxin had already been delisted. In other words, Tian Wuxin had already fallen.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" When Endless Celestial Suspension saw the Celestial Ranking, he spoke out in fury, "This must be the Immortal Sect’s scheme. In all of Heaven-Gazing Gorge, besides Senior Nalan, only I know where Tian Wuxin might have gone back to. If I don’t tell, who could know!"

As for Senior Nalan, he was firmly convinced she definitely wouldn’t tell.

Because that was the hope of breaking through to the Primordial Vast Realm.

If his Power weren’t so weak, once you went in there it was practically a must-die—otherwise he’d want to go try it himself too.

Yet as he spoke out in anger, the other Upper Realm experts all looked at each other, none of them opening their mouths, but each with thoughts surging in their hearts.

"Keep organizing all Departments to counterattack. Geng Country’s Upper Realm strength is far inferior to yours—the advantage is still on our side! This time is definitely the Immortal Sect’s treachery. I’ll go see Tian Wuxin right away and everything will be clear." With that said, Endless Celestial Suspension plunged headfirst into the Qu Realm.

After Endless Celestial Suspension left, the many Upper Realm experts exchanged glances again, then departed the branch stronghold harboring their own intentions—some rushed to the battlefield, some returned to their Sects or clans.

Regardless, the Geng Country Dragon Sun Emperor’s decree had indeed stirred up ripples in many of their hearts.

Do they keep resisting?

Or submit?

Today the Immortal Sect was not taking part in this war.

But what about tomorrow?

The All-Knowing Tower had already taken action—with its first move being two Demon Lords and an Upper Realm powerhouse unknown to the Celestial Ranking. Who could resist that?

Who would dare to resist?

The defeat... seemed no longer far off.

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