Chapter 157: A Hundred Eons of Time

At the border of the Yanfeng Ancient Nation, Xiangjie City.

Inside a quiet chamber of the Garrison Office, Luo Feng sat cross-legged, sipping from a flask containing the special cultivation elixir "Shengbing Elixir," crafted from materials of Divine King aberrant beasts; after consuming it, Luo Feng felt his soul grow icy-cold and sharply clear.

"No wonder it's a top-tier legacy." Luo Feng had spent tens of thousands of heavenly days merely skimming this top-tier legacy, "The World Living Entity."

"Just the guidance within this legacy alone makes the 30 reward points worth it."

This legacy was created by Yuan's close friend!

The creator's power was far beyond that of the authors of "Eight Catastrophe Living Entity" and "Severing the Seventy-Two Blades." Even fragments within the legacy made Luo Feng realize critical points along his cultivation path.

"Life within the cage has primordial Dao as a reference; cultivation is comparatively easy."

"But beyond the cage, cultivation is groping in darkness—forging one's own path, with difficulty multiplied countless times over."

"Thus, at the earliest stages, one must enhance one's comprehension."

"Every aspect of a cultivator can be improved! The body, movement, wisdom, comprehension, soul, will… each has cultivation methods, yet comprehension is the most ethereal of them all."

Luo Feng strongly agreed with this point.

Comprehension is ethereal; among countless cultivators, one generally relies on rare treasures like the Hunyuan Crystal Spirit Fruit to nourish the soul, thereby somewhat enhancing comprehension.

Or one's mental will becomes stronger—once mental will grows powerful, comprehension indeed improves.

Or one specifically cultivates the soul; the soul path is the most difficult, yet true advancement in soul essence does elevate comprehension.

Or one's body becomes immensely powerful, nourishing the soul and accelerating thought processes—this too aids comprehension.

But all of these are indirect!

"How far one can walk the Dao path depends fundamentally on comprehension."

"How does one enhance comprehension?"

"I have a method: use low-level mysteries to create high-level secret techniques."

Luo Feng fully understood the creator's intent.

For instance, the Triune Form—if one had comprehended the six branches of the Primordial Life Dao, one could effortlessly create the Triune Form using the complete six branches… no difficulty at all.

But if one only mastered the mysteries of Peak Chaos Realm and attempted to create the Triune Form secret technique! The difficulty would skyrocket instantly. This process of trial and error gradually enhances comprehension slowly.

"According to the legacy's creator, cultivation should not deliberately seek breakthroughs."

"One must use one's current low-level realm to continuously create high-level secret techniques. Create one, two, five, ten! When accumulated to an immense depth, even without deliberate effort, one will naturally break through one day."

"At the Divine King level, cultivation has clear primordial Dao guidance—this is the optimal time to hone comprehension."

"Once surpassing the Divine King level, one is forced to grope in darkness."

"Many cultivators grow accustomed to Dao guidance; suddenly thrust into darkness, they cannot take a single step—let alone fully escape the cage."

This legacy, though lengthy, broadened Luo Feng's horizons.

Luo Feng's mindset had changed: previously, he had consumed Hunyuan Crystal Spirit Fruits, constantly craving mastery of a Dao branch and seeking realm breakthroughs.

Now, he saw that cultivating the ability to grope in darkness, honing comprehension, was fundamental; Dao realm breakthroughs would come naturally.

"My cultivation progress is already fast—I need not rush."

"I will attempt to create secret techniques on the level of a Divine King using the mysteries of the Chaos Realm," Luo Feng thought, for such powerful beings are those who achieve transcendence of the Chaos Realm through techniques they created themselves.

Luo Feng's Triune Form is a Divine King-level secret technique—but he had created only one so far.

"I can also study the materials of Hunyuan bloodline creatures and analyze their life forms." Immediately, one of Luo Feng's clones passed through the suppressed world entrance and entered that suppressed world.

…

This suppressed world was named Xiangjie, home to many Chaos-level Hunyuan bloodline creatures reproducing.

Chaos Realm strength means the Hunyuan bloodline has become extremely diluted; if it degrades further, it begins losing Hunyuan bloodline characteristics entirely.

"Huff, huff, huff~~~" A massive creature, like a rock carving, lay sprawled; its breath stirred storms, its body streamlined, enormous hooves planted, head resting upon them.

Suddenly, a black-clad man appeared nearby.

The massive creature snapped open its eyes, yellow irises fixed on Luo Feng.

"Cultivator?" The creature regarded Luo Feng with wariness and hostility, "What are you doing in our world? Get out now!"

In its lifetime, cultivators frequently entered this world; occasionally, some Hunyuan bloodline creatures were taken away and never returned.

"Boom!"

Luo Feng extended his hand; a billion black rivers surged forth, forming a colossal palm that clamped around the creature's neck.

He lifted the massive creature off the ground.

"Let go! Let go!" The creature panicked, staring at Luo Feng, "Are you taking me? I know—you cultivators always take away batches of Hunyuan bloodline creatures. Those taken… they all die, right?"

In truth, it was exactly so.

The captured Hunyuan bloodline creatures were repeatedly refined for their bloodline until they died outright; they were bred and nurtured solely to extract "weakened Hunyuan bloodline."

"I need to select some Hunyuan bloodline creatures to take away," Luo Feng said calmly, his massive black-river palm squeezing the creature's neck, "but if you give me some bodily materials, I'll spare you."

"Give materials and you'll spare me?" The creature, feeling the absolute gulf in power—utterly helpless—replied.

In Xiangjie, even the most perfect Chaos-level Hunyuan bloodline creatures, relying purely on instinct, could barely match ordinary Divine Kings—still far below Luo Feng's current strength.

"Yes, just some materials. You must guarantee you won't destroy them with a single thought. If you destroy them, I'll have to take you myself." Luo Feng said.

The Yanfeng Ancient Nation sent envoys to collect creatures, but these Hunyuan bloodline creatures could not distinguish envoys from cultivators.

To them… all beings from outside the world were cultivators.

"Fine, I'll give you some." The creature, facing absolute powerlessness, bowed its head obediently.

"Good." Luo Feng nodded in satisfaction, "I'll select the materials."

Per Luo Feng's request, the creature surrendered a single claw blade, a patch of skin membrane, a small fragment of bone, some blood… though varied in type, the total quantity was minuscule.

The creature fully recovered within mere breaths.

"Just this little bit… and you'll let me go?" It secretly rejoiced.

Luo Feng began frequently gathering small amounts of material from the suppressed world; for the Yanfeng Ancient Nation, as long as the Hunyuan bloodline creatures weren't killed and the "Hunyuan bloodline" extraction wasn't delayed, even brutal treatment was ignored.

Luo Feng deceived, beat, or even directly dragged them into the Star Tower!

Dragging one into the Star Tower terrified other Hunyuan bloodline creatures in the world, making them more obedient in surrendering materials.

Of course, Luo Feng occasionally encountered stubborn ones who refused to yield even a drop of blood no matter how much he tormented them; he then imprisoned them indefinitely in the Star Tower—this also maintained his "notorious reputation" in the world, letting other Hunyuan bloodline creatures know that refusing to give materials meant being taken away.

Of course…

!.

If one day the Yanfeng Ancient Nation's envoys came to inspect, Luo Feng could simply release the imprisoned creatures.

According to Luo Feng's knowledge, Yanfeng Ancient Nation envoys typically inspected once every thousand eons—or even longer.

Cultivators' time passed swiftly; immersed in cultivation and research, eon after eon slipped away.

Outsiders had assumed that Luohe, the first Chaos Realm transcendental to self-create a secret technique, with his power, would stir up storms to secure ample benefits for himself.

But to their surprise…

Luohe had become extremely low-key.

He took no more missions, involved himself in no conflicts; few cultivators in Huyang City, Xiangjie City, or Chu Capital ever managed to meet or even see Luohe.

In the blink of an eye, Luo Feng had guarded Xiangjie City for a hundred eons.

…

In Leiting Ancient Nation, Zuoshan City—this was the city granted to Zuoshan Jin, the newly ascended Chaos Realm transcendental of Leiting Ancient Nation.

Zuoshan Jin, having fully joined Leiting Ancient Nation as a Chaos Realm transcendental, had naturally been granted a city.

"The Hunyuan bloodline truly holds countless secrets," said Zuoshan Ke in his quiet chamber, appearing ordinary, his aura completely suppressed, "the Hunyuan bloodline is like the perfect weapon treasure, imbued with infinite Dao mysteries."

Zuoshan Ke was continuously studying the composition of Hunyuan bloodlines, unraveling the Dao mysteries within.

In this process of mining bloodline potential, his mastery slowly increased, naturally reaching Chaos Realm transcendence.

Normal cultivators, upon switching to Hunyuan bloodline cultivation, all undergo transformation in power.

"I've encountered the weakest Hunyuan bloodline; even the residual will is troublesome," Zuoshan Ke's eyes flickered faintly red, then were suppressed, "this will can be suppressed, but not eradicated."

The residual will possessed too high a rank.

"Hmm?"

Zuoshan Ke suddenly flipped his hand, producing a circular token.

"This is the latest intelligence from the Shiguo Emperor," a message suddenly arrived.

Zuoshan Ke's enemy, the three emperors of Shiguo, were led by "Tiankun Emperor," the true sovereign of Shiguo.

In Zuoshan Ke's view, his disciple Luo Feng's talent was dazzling, terrifyingly brilliant; the other two emperors posed little threat and could be eliminated easily later. But the leader, "Tiankun Emperor," was troublesome.

Tiankun Emperor was a Divine King of the Second Layer! Even an Emperor-level force dared not claim it could utterly kill him.

Zuoshan Ke's hatred had sunk deep into his soul; his clan and his wife had been too weak to perform reincarnation techniques—they were definitively dead. He naturally yearned to utterly destroy his enemy.

"The Shiguo Emperor, allied with several friends, has set an ambush in the sacred land 'Tianhe,' surrounding the Yu Kingdom Emperor. Forced, the Yu Kingdom Emperor has retreated deep into Tianhe's core. The Yu Kingdom Emperor now faces imminent death of his true body."

This intelligence caused Zuoshan Ke's expression to shift slightly.

The Shiguo Emperor and the Yu Kingdom Emperor had long been in conflict; now the Yu Kingdom Emperor had suffered a crushing blow.

"The Yu Kingdom Emperor also switched to Hunyuan bloodline cultivation, pouring countless resources into his body—if his true body perishes… his power will plummet drastically in a short time," Zuoshan Ke thought.

The Yu Kingdom Emperor could not truly die—but without his true body, recovering via a resurrection vessel would require purchasing new Hunyuan bloodline and new resources for cultivation.

"The balance between Shiguo and Yu Kingdom may shift completely," Zuoshan Ke worried, "based on the Shiguo Emperor's repeated actions, he must have joined some great force—only then could he repeatedly gather multiple Divine King Second Layer cultivators to act together."

"Strong himself, yet able to summon swift aid from companions."

The more Zuoshan Ke gathered information, the more he realized how difficult revenge was.

"I wonder how my disciple is doing now." Zuoshan Ke knew he had no hope himself; achieving invincibility at Divine King First Layer through Hunyuan bloodline was already extraordinary.

But that level still paled before Tiankun Emperor—let alone utterly annihilating him.

His only hope still rested on his disciple.

"My disciple's cosmic size and divine body surpass all of Origin Continent history—he mastered the Formation of Primordial Souls even when weak. In the dozens of eons since arriving on the Origin Continent, he has been the first to transcend the Chaos Realm."

"But in the past hundred eons, there has been little information about him." Shan Ke did not know Luo Feng's current status, nor did he intend to reveal himself to Luo Feng.

In his plan, he would only reveal himself once Luo Feng's strength equaled that of the Sky Whale Sovereign.

(End of Chapter)