Chapter 150: The Path of the God King: Invitation from the Two Worlds Palace

At the border of the Flame Wind Ancient Kingdom, Xiangjie City, Zhen Shou Mansion.

"Hail, Zhen Shou General."

A vast crowd of subordinates all bowed respectfully.

Luo Feng sat in the main seat, while Mo Luo Sa, Mo Yu Hu, and Yuan Zu stood beside him.

In ordinary cities, the mayor and military commander are held by two separate powerful individuals. But when a Chaos Realm transcendent guards a city, they typically assume all authority themselves.

Once news spread that Luo He, the top Chaos Realm transcendent, was assigned to guard Xiangjie City, the city had long prepared for his arrival.

"From today, Yuan Zu will serve as deputy Zhen Shou of Xiangjie City," Luo Feng said, looking down. "His orders are my orders. Do you all understand?"

"Understood." Not a single subordinate objected.

"Take your seats." Luo Feng nodded.

This large group included over three hundred Eternal True Gods and over a thousand Void True Gods holding key positions. Before Luo He, the top Chaos Realm transcendent, they needed only to obey.

After the banquet ended.

"Yuan Zu, I'll leave the affairs of Xiangjie City in your hands from now on," Luo Feng said as he walked beside Yuan Zu.

"My multiple illusory avatars are living under different identities on the Origin Continent," Yuan Zu smiled. "Now managing a major city is just another identity. Perfect for my cultivation."

"By the way, your disciple Mo Yu Hu should also participate more in city affairs," Yuan Zu said. "Experiencing more is a form of heart refinement."

"Alright."

Luo Feng chuckled. "I haven't taught my disciple much. You've all been teaching him."

Mo Yu Hu's talent was indeed average. After becoming a Void True God through the Law Path, his progress grew increasingly difficult. After consultation between Yuan Zu and Mo Luo Sa, and final confirmation by Luo Feng… Mo Yu Hu had switched to the Bloodline Cultivation System.

With Mo Yu Hu's talent, if he pursued the Law Path exclusively, becoming an Eternal True God would be his absolute limit.

But under the Bloodline Cultivation System, with the aid of Luo Feng and Mo Luo Sa, becoming an Eternal True God would be easy. There was even a glimmer of hope for reaching the Chaos Realm.

"Yuan Zu's illusory avatars truly reveal no truth," Luo Feng thought as he watched Yuan Zu leave. Was the Yuan Zu who came to Xiangjie City his true body or an avatar? Luo Feng couldn't be certain.

Now, his true body and illusory avatars were indistinguishable on the surface.

Identical flesh. Identical aura.

"If Yuan Zu hadn't been suppressed by the Original Universe, his strength would have already allowed him to break through the Cycle," Luo Feng mused, then stepped forward and entered the hidden hall deep beneath the earth.

Inside the hidden hall lay the world portal to another realm.

Luo Feng stared at the portal. Now, array runes ensured that any Hunsourced Bloodline creature could not escape.

"This world teems with Hunsourced Bloodline creatures," Luo Feng's eyes burned. Guarding Xiangjie City for ten thousand eons normally grants one million merit. But Luo Feng had been exiled here—he earned zero merit.

Losing one million merit meant nothing to Luo Feng.

"Hunsourced Bloodline creatures of the Chaos Realm level are weak. Perfect for my research."

After mastering the Triune Form, Luo Feng naturally wished to study the structure of the stronger "Ten Directions World Form."

The Golden Scale Beetle was a Chaos Realm Hunsourced Bloodline creature—the most perfect specimen. One corpse was worth one million merit.

"But strict orders forbid Zhen Shou from stealing or killing Hunsourced Bloodline creatures," Luo Feng knew. This was a strict rule. The array sealing the world recorded every scene continuously.

Stealing or killing Hunsourced Bloodline creatures was a grave crime—far worse than killing several of Yan Su's avatars.

"But merely fighting, beating them up—that's allowed," Luo Feng smiled. After all, Hunsourced Bloodline creatures naturally fight and battle, which promotes their bloodline evolution.

"I often go beat up those Hunsourced Bloodline creatures and make them willingly hand over their blood, scales, and feathers for study. They shouldn't mind," Luo Feng thought.

One Golden Scale Beetle corpse wasn't enough.

Then get more materials. Study more.

…

The night of Xiangjie City was equally bustling.

Since news spread that "Luo He," the top Chaos Realm transcendent, would guard Xiangjie City for ten thousand eons, many factions increased their investment. Branch families moved here to settle down, and the price of cultivation mansions doubled.

"Living safely for ten thousand eons is a luxury for many cultivators," Mo Luo Sa said from a pavilion in the Zhen Shou Mansion, gazing across the city.

Luo Feng nodded.

Though True Gods lived three hundred thousand eons, and Void True Gods were effectively immortal, in reality, conflicts on the Origin Continent meant cultivators often perished by accident. Their actual lifespans were far shorter. Even great clans split into branches, settling in different cities. After all, if they clustered together, one day a clash between terrifying beings could wipe them all out.

"Hmm?" Luo Feng sensed something, turned his head—and saw a glowing figure coalesce beside him, smiling at him.

Merely being watched by this figure made Luo Feng feel as if a monstrous terror had locked onto him, ready to crush him at any moment.

Even his true body, with ninety billion Black Rivers, felt powerless against this being!

"Mo Luo Sa, step back," Luo Feng ordered.

"Yes, Master," Mo Luo Sa glanced at the bald figure, trembling inside.

Terrifying.

Mo Luo Sa could sense that even if he unleashed his full power, he'd be utterly annihilated—reduced to dust. This was far beyond the power of a God King of the First Layer.

"Luo He," the bald figure stood there, smiling at Luo Feng. "I am Xing Zhe, Deputy Director of the Two Worlds Palace."

"I heard the highest positions in the Two Worlds Palace belong to the Director and Deputy Director. I never expected the Deputy Director to come to me personally," Luo Feng exclaimed. As one of the two most powerful secret forces on the Origin Continent, the status of the Two Worlds Palace's Deputy Director was obvious.

The bald figure smiled: "It shows how much we value you. You created your own secret art to become the top Chaos Realm transcendent! Such insight and potential—if you become a God King, you'll quickly reach the peak of God King First Layer. Then you can become a full member of our Two Worlds Palace."

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The peak of God King First Layer?

Luo Feng understood.

Many God Kings, even after reaching the limits of their inherited arts, still couldn't touch this level. For example, the First Trial of the Eight Trials Life Form—though granting immense survival power, its direct combat strength was merely top-tier among God Kings. The First Volume of the Seven-Twelve Slash Art granted terrifying destruction, but its other aspects were too weak to qualify as peak God King First Layer.

Peak God King First Layer could rival normal God King Second Layer—true overlords of the Origin Continent. This was the threshold to enter the Two Worlds Palace.

"So we came early to invite you. You can first become a peripheral member. After becoming a God King, you'll quickly become a full member," the bald figure said. "Within our Two Worlds Palace, apart from me and the Director, no one else will know your identity. We gather only in the illusory world of the Two Worlds Palace, each using a codename."

"We unite to break the two Ancient Kingdoms' monopolies on resources," the bald figure said.

"Monopolies?" Luo Feng listened.

"You're a Chaos Realm transcendent. You don't yet threaten God Kings, so the Flame Wind Ancient Kingdom's God Kings seem friendly to you," the bald figure said. "But when their interests are at stake, they'll show their fangs."

Luo Feng listened. He knew well—the internal struggles among the Thirteen Imperial Clans were just as fierce.

"What's the most valuable resource on the entire Origin Continent?" the bald figure asked. "The resources brought back by the Flame Wind Ancestor and Lei Ting Ancestor from beyond the Cage? No! It's the resources left by Yuan Shi!"

"Yuan Shi's resources?" Luo Feng's heart jolted.

"I once received guidance from Yuan Shi. That was my greatest fortune," the bald figure said, gazing at Luo Feng. "Yuan Shi left many resources on the Origin Continent—but the two Ancient Kingdoms seized the vast majority."

"If non-imperial cultivators don't unite, we won't even get the leftovers," the bald figure said, looking at Luo Feng. "You're Emperor Chu's direct disciple. Does that help?"

"The Flame Wind Ancient Kingdom's resources are distributed only to the imperial clan! Non-imperial guests must earn merit to obtain them. And for the most vital resources—even merit won't get you access," the bald figure said. "But these resources were left by Yuan Shi—for all cultivators! We have every right to claim them."

Luo Feng listened.

"You should have noticed—very few God Kings fully join the Flame Wind Ancient Kingdom," the bald figure said.

Luo Feng admitted this.

Many guest God Kings kept only the title of guest, yet still built their own divine realms and factions outside. Very few truly joined the Flame Wind Ancient Kingdom.

"You should realize—the Flame Wind Ancient Kingdom has thirteen Emperor Lords, the Lei Ting Ancient Kingdom has nine Lords. But only the imperial clans of the two Ancient Kingdoms hold these Emperor Lord and Lord positions," the bald figure said. "Why don't any non-imperial cultivators, not even the direct disciples of the Flame Wind Ancestor or Lei Ting Ancestor, reach Emperor Lord or Lord level? Is it because their talent and insight are insufficient?"

"No. Because the resources needed to become Emperor Lord or Lord are reserved only for the imperial clan," the bald figure said, staring at Luo Feng. "I can tell you: some of Yuan Shi's resources are meant for those below God King level."

Luo Feng's heart stirred. Resources below God King level? The Lie Yuan Technique must be one.

"But have you accessed them?" the bald figure asked Luo Feng. "Will your master, Emperor Chu, give them to you?"

"He won't! Because he has no authority to give them. Yuan Shi's resources are the most precious. The core ones must go to the imperial clan. Only the peripheral ones go to you so-called direct disciples," the bald figure said. "Don't believe me? Ask your master. See what he says."

"I can tell you: every imperial clan Chaos Realm transcendent has the right to enter some of Yuan Shi's sacred sites," the bald figure said, staring at Luo Feng. "You, as the top Chaos Realm transcendent, have never even heard of them, right? You can ask your master too. Emperor Chu won't lie to you."

"As time passes, as you become a God King, you'll understand."

"These aren't secrets."

The bald figure tossed a token. "When you're ready, crush the token to become a peripheral member of our Two Worlds Palace. I promise you: if you agree to join, I'll immediately send you to one of Yuan Shi's sacred sites. Our Two Worlds Palace believes in equality, cooperation, and fair exchange. But this first chance to enter a sacred site—I give it to you as a gift."

Luo Feng took the token. "I'll think about it."

The bald figure smiled, nodded, and vanished soundlessly.

(End of Chapter)