Chapter 440

Having collected the unexpected joy, Mu Yi directly opened the battle treasure chest.

"Please make your choice!"

After the treasure chest opened, Mu Yi felt a message from the void, prompting him to make a wish for what he wanted.

After a brief moment of thought, Mu Yi decided to perform a long-overdue Nine Cauldrons sacrifice, and the current main world does not need high-end artifacts but rather abundant, filling things.

So Mu Yi made his choice.

"A vast amount of mountain-water ley lines!"

After a moment, a beam of light condensed before Mu Yi.

A large fragment of mountain-water ley lines appeared from the light, the strands uneven, direction indiscernible, feeling like something pieced together from scraps.

"Is this something pieced together from seventh-, eighth-, and ninth-grade mountain-water ley lines?" Mu Yi sensed, stroking his chin.

Almost none of these mountain-water ley lines are strong; they seem to have been plucked from various places.

Plucked this way, they can slowly recover, barely counting as a renewable resource.

However, they are far too fragmented, nearly shattered; if a Mountain God or Water God wanted to smelt these, it might take a great deal of time to finish.

Of course, it's not completely useless; at least the quantity satisfies Mu Yi.

"Confirm receipt?"

After some thought, Mu Yi chose to accept; these mountain-water ley lines used as sacrifice are absolutely the best offering, saving the world the need to sleep-absorb, and they can be directly distributed everywhere.

Then, after organizing, all kinds of famous mountains and rivers will likely regain vitality, begin to inhale and exhale spiritual energy, promoting the world's upgrade.

Mu Yi stood atop Kunlun Summit, long-unsummoned phantom of the Nine Cauldrons appeared, beginning preparations for the heaven-earth sacrifice.

Sacrifice, regardless of size, offering to heaven and earth is even more sacred.

Between heaven and earth, it seemed as if the sunrise was dawning, holy light shining in all directions.

The next moment, the consciousness of Jiuzhou of this world descended.

The heaven-sacrifice ceremony officially began.

Mu Yi placed the phantom representing the mountain-water ley lines into the Nine Cauldrons.

The sacrifice ritual ended.

The phantom within the Nine Cauldrons directly turned into streams of light, spewing out from the cauldrons and falling upon the world.

Originally only palm-sized mountain-water ley line phantoms, when they fell across the world, they grew with the wind, some even surpassing famous mountains and rivers in grandeur, then merged into them.

The next moment, a tremendous disturbance arrived.

All famous mountains and rivers began to tremble, rivers and rivers started to boil.

The mountain-water ley lines began to fuse, causing the original ley lines to undergo change.

"Boom—rumble!"

The originally towering peaks, under violent trembling, rose again; the surging rivers, lakes, and seas saw their water levels rise; the earth, while shaking, began to crack and uplift, forming one brand-new mountain range after another.

Among all the famous mountains and rivers, it seemed as if a flood dragon lifted its head and let out a newborn roar toward the sky.

Accompanying the fierce sound, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled within the clouds.

Blinding silver-white lightning threaded through the dark clouds, and the rain curtain between heaven and earth almost became a single sheet.

The rain that fell to the ground vanished in the blink of an eye, leaving no trace, as if it were an illusion; yet those people and animals drenched by it were spirited and in better condition than ever.

In this tremendous upheaval, the world surprisingly discovered that no one was injured in the change, as if the world had hit pause, with only the earth continually transforming.

They soon found that the original mountain ranges became loftier and more majestic, oases and rivers sprang up in the Gobi desert, and the spiritual essence near those famous mountains and rivers grew more lively.

Forests became denser and greener, the earth seemed to come alive, the wind grew gentle and mild, and even the air seemed to carry a hint of sweetness.

In the wilderness, the eyes of all living beings became more lively.

Mu Yi felt the world's change; from south to north, rain and dew fell evenly, with basically every region receiving a vein of earth or water.

They will in the future continually assimilate the surrounding ownerless lands, in future development link into a whole, and then promote the world's overall sublimation.

Although the current changes are mainly concentrated in those famous mountains and rivers.

After all, famous mountains and rivers are mostly well known, they are projections of Jiuzhou's native land, more favored by Jiuzhou's consciousness, but eventually all mountains and waters will contain mountain-water ley lines, nourishing all living beings.

Furthermore, with the advancement of the Zongwang test version, the speed of the world's upgrade will likely greatly accelerate, right?

Another wave of the era's surge; who knows which lucky one will become the tide-rider.

"Zongwang Prompt: You have completed a heaven-sacrifice ritual, promoting the growth of this Plane world, and you have gained 1000 points of Heavenly Dao merit."

"Zongwang Prompt: You have received the heaven-sacrifice feedback from Jiuzhou's heaven-and-earth consciousness; you feel countless mysteries arising in your mind, ancient power briefly pausing within your body."

A familiar choice appeared before Mu Yi's eyes:

"Zongwang Important Prompt: Within one hour or less, you must choose two of the following options as your heaven-sacrifice ritual rewards; otherwise the ritual power will vanish and you will randomly receive related rewards:"

1、Limited Ancient Trial – War Lord – Chi You, reward determined by trial evaluation.

2、Limited Ancient Trial – Five Emperors – Yellow Emperor, reward determined by trial evaluation.

3、Limited Ancient Trial – Three Sovereigns – Suiren, reward determined by trial evaluation.

"Zongwang Prompt: Please confirm whether you select Limited Ancient Trial – War Lord – Chi You and Limited Ancient Trial – Five Emperors – Yellow Emperor as your rewards for this heaven-sacrifice ritual?"

After the benefit period passed, the difficulty of obtaining rewards increased greatly; clearly he contributed more this time yet received fewer rewards.

The feedback from the heaven-sacrifice ritual is exactly what Mu Yi currently lacks; what Mu Yi now lacks is not various resources but more challenges.

Without much thought, Mu Yi chose to take on the trial opportunities of the Yellow Emperor and Chi You; after all, he has had contact before, counts as an acquaintance, perhaps this time he could gain more as well.

Without gathering immediately to participate in the trial, Mu Yi began to digest what he brought back from the war.

Each trial is a tremendous challenge; having finally obtained the opportunity, he does not want to miss these two chances.

After painstakingly repairing his divine kingdom, Mu Yi discovered an interesting piece of information: that his divine kingdom and his connection have become more intimate.

"Will the divine kingdom I shaped be more suitable for myself?"

Mu Yi, lost in thought, his divine kingdom after all was built upon the remnants of another's divine kingdom; having suffered trauma this time, his gradual mending will indeed make it more fitting for him.

This discovery made Mu Yi begin to wonder whether he should melt the Divine Nation and rebuild it himself, but after thinking Mu Yi gave up; it is a timely source of combat power.

Rather than destroying and reshaping himself, it is better to keep repairing during battle and later fix it all at once; that's almost the same as destroying and reshaping.

After adjusting his condition, Mu Yi resolutely stepped into the Trial.

Guan Sheng Dijun's tribulation crossing loomed over him like a dark cloud, and after Tai Bai Jin Xing's hint, he understood the danger even more.

His karmic entanglement with Guan Sheng Dijun is too deep to avoid, so he will accelerate his own growth and tear apart that continuous dark cloud.

"Zongwang Prompt: Teleporting... Teleport successful, you have entered the Yellow Emperor's Trial realm."

The environment shifted, and Mu Yi reappeared inside the Yellow Emperor's palace.

"..." The Yellow Emperor, as always, exuded imperial aura.

He stared at Mu Yi, and after a moment, nodded.

"Mu Yi? Not bad, your progress is quite swift!"

The Yellow Emperor examined Mu Yi before him; the karmic threads on his body remained as tangled as ever.

But unlike the previous time, this time Mu Yi has already attained the Immortal rank and can be considered a battle general.

"Since you have the opportunity to partake in this Trial realm, speak now—what do you desire? I will, according to your need, grant you the appropriate Trial!"

The Yellow Emperor's tone was calm, yet one could feel his boundless confidence.

"I want the Tiger Soul Blade!" Mu Yi gritted his teeth, recalling what Bai Ze had mentioned earlier.

"Hmph, Bai Ze!" the Yellow Emperor snorted coldly, then lowered his head in thought.

"The Tiger Soul Blade cannot be given to you, or rather, not in this time period; if you can complete the Trial, I will tell you how to avoid the Nüba and obtain the Tiger Soul Blade of that era!"

"Although it's only half, it's enough for you!" the Yellow Emperor said, giving Mu Yi a stern look.

"For the same Trial, if you don't choose the Tiger Soul Blade, I can decide to give you Xingtian's Weapon directly."

"Think it over yourself; Xingtian's Weapon is far stronger than a half‑damaged Tiger Soul Blade!"

The Yellow Emperor clearly has traversed the ages, and is fully versed in worldly matters.

He knows exactly what Bai Ze told Mu Yi.

"I, the junior, am willing to try; I humbly request Your Majesty the Yellow Emperor to grant the Trial!" Mu Yi, upon hearing this, bowed respectfully.

"From here, go north eighty million li; there is a great river, a thousand zhang deep, with raging waves, and a beast called Nine-Infant that plagues the local tribes. Eliminate it! That is your Trial!" the Yellow Emperor nodded.

"Zongwang Prompt: Trial content obtained, 【Exterminate Nine-Infant】 has been triggered."

"Zongwang Prompt: You have received the Trial—Exterminate Nine-Infant"

【Exterminate Nine-Infant】

Type: Trial Mission (Ancient)

Mission World: Jiuzhou (Ancient)

Mission Map: Super‑large

Mission Difficulty: Extremely Hard

Mission Content: Slay the Nine-Infant of the cholera‑stricken human tribe

"..."

"Huainanzi·Benjing Xun" Gao You's annotation: "Nine-Infant, a monster of water and fire, harms humans; its land has treacherous waters."

Compared with other ferocious beasts that are scarce, the beasts Yayu, Zuochi, Nine-Infant, Great Wind, Fengxi, and Xiu Snake each have massive populations and frequently plague human tribes.

Almost every ancient‑era battle general has undertaken these missions.

Mu Yi still heard from Shen Tu and others during their chat that one of their achievements back then was slaying a Nine-Infant.

"Agreed!"

Seeing Mu Yi accept the order, the Yellow Emperor waved his hand, sending him out of the palace directly, and Mu Yi then galloped northward.

Eighty million li— even a Golden‑winged Roc would need to fly for a while; indeed, Jiuzhou of the ancient age is unbelievably vast.

Mu Yi sped onward, pondering how to deal with the Nine-Infant, when a sudden infant cry paired with overwhelming malice jolted him out of his thoughts.

A massive shadow, moving at extreme speed and radiating intense malice, surged toward him.

"Poison Vulture?" Mu Yi was momentarily stunned, instinctively glancing at the wings behind him.

He has long used the Ox Totem and Bird Totem, which have gradually ceased to be effective at his current combat level.

Because their quality is too low, he has long wanted to replace them, but never found suitable substitutes.

The Poison Vulture before him is clearly an excellent upgrade material, even saving him the effort of forging; simply fully absorbing this vulture is sufficient.

From its aura, this Poison Vulture is only a notch below him, making it a viable trial.

Moreover, the opponent does not seem inclined to spare him.

Poison Vulture, man‑eater.

"Wow!" In his sharp eyes, greed and bloodlust were unmistakable.

The Poison Vulture opened its mouth again, emitting a cry like an infant's wail, and this time a terrifying shockwave capable of piercing gold and cracking stone accompanied it.

In an instant, Mu Yi felt his internal organs trembling continuously.

"Hmph!" Mu Yi let out a low hum, and the Divine Nation immediately unfolded, encapsulating the Poison Vulture within.

Mu Yi did not underestimate the Poison Vulture; from the first strike he gave his all, the space inside the Divine Nation solidified, rendering the vulture immobile.

Yet at the moment Mu Yi wielded the Great Summer Dragon Sparrow Blade to strike, the Poison Vulture's wings quivered, allowing it to break free from the solidified space and evade Mu Yi's attack.

Mu Yi's expression grew even more solemn; indeed, one should not underestimate this man‑eating beast.

The Poison Vulture's speed was extreme, lunging straight at Mu Yi.

Accompanied by a strong fishy wind, the massive force forced Mu Yi to let out a low hum, barely managing to block the blow.

"What a swift speed and heavy force!"

A true ancient beast, with just one strike, made Mu Yi realize the gap between it and later‑generation bloodlines.

The Poison Eagle has no divine abilities, but just its terrifying body is enough for ordinary immortals to drink a pot.

However, Mu Yi is no ordinary immortal.

His figure disappeared on the spot.

The Blood Sea surged from within the divine kingdom, directly swallowing the bewildered Poison Eagle due to Mu Yi's disappearance.

The Poison Eagle flapped its wings to break free from the Blood Sea, and then Mu Yi appeared before it.

Without hesitation, without delay, the Great Summer Dragon Sparrow, empowered by the Heaven-Man Dao, slashed heavily at the Poison Eagle.

A shrill cry rang out; the blade broke through the feathered defense, struck the bone directly, and emitted a piercing metallic clang.

"So hard?"

Mu Yi hadn't expected the Poison Eagle's bones to be this hard; his full-force strike simply couldn't cut in.

The Poison Eagle vibrated its wings, flinging Mu Yi away, then returned to the sky, intending to circle and launch another attack on Mu Yi.

However, he felt the power within his body begin to leak out as if encountering a bottomless abyss.

Mu Yi's mouth curled into a smile.

The power of the Hungry Ghost Dao seeped into the Poison Eagle's body along the blade, beginning to devour its life force.