Chapter 191: The Founding of Dao River Sect

"The Lord of the Mother River is nothing like what my Master told me." Luo Feng thought.

According to the intelligence provided by his Master, Di Chu, the Lord of the Mother River was ferocious, arrogant, and merciless in battle; he cultivated both the "Great Dao of Life's Origin" and the "Great Dao of Cause and Effect's Origin," and possessed a terrifying secret treasure—a spike-like artifact known to outsiders as the "Cause and Effect Wind," which had claimed the lives of at least two Divine Kings from the imperial family of Yanfeng Ancient Nation, making him their greatest enemy.

First, the supreme rules of the Origin Continent limit the power of external lifeforms to the upper bound of the Chaos Realm, and the power of native lifeforms to the upper bound of the Divine King Ultimate Realm—even if the founding ancestors of both nations returned, their destruction of the Origin Continent would be limited.

Second, the Lord of the Mother River's mastery of "Life" and "Cause and Effect" granted him overwhelming advantages in survival.

Once, the Yanfeng Ancestor had struck; though bound by the "Divine King Ultimate Realm" power limit, he used his supreme realm and terrifying treasure to instantly obliterate all of the Lord of the Mother River's avatars and all his resurrection vessels on the Origin Continent.

Yet after the Yanfeng Ancestor departed, the Lord of the Mother River reappeared—clearly, he had a way to prevent the Yanfeng Ancestor from erasing every trace of him.

"The Yanfeng Ancient Nation hates the Lord of the Mother River with every fiber of its being, yet still cannot kill him."

"Many Divine Kings who bear grudges against Yanfeng Ancient Nation have joined the Mother River—there are already seven or eight Divine Kings of the Second Layer, making the Mother River increasingly arrogant and dominant." Luo Feng had sensed this himself.

They openly recruited followers on his territory without even bothering to inform him.

Even a single Northern Wind Divine King dared to defy him.

"And my Master has a grudge against him too." Luo Feng knew this.

The Lord of the Mother River hated every member of the Yanfeng Imperial Clan! One of Master Di Chu's closest elders had been killed by him, and Di Chu naturally harbored boundless hatred, having pursued the Lord of the Mother River multiple times.

Even the Lord of the Mother River's main avatar, armed with the secret treasure "Cause and Effect Wind," could not stand against Di Chu, the "Ultimate Lifeform" of the Destruction Origin Dao, and so he had always avoided direct confrontation.

"Even one of his subordinates, the Northern Wind Divine King, is so brazen. Yet the Lord of the Mother River himself is so friendly—does he truly believe I'll ally with him?"

"Regardless, my Master's kindness, Di Ming's kindness, and the help from Di Chu Yu, Di Chu Ying… they've done more than enough for me." Luo Feng set the matter aside for now and turned to Yuan Zu, who stood beside him.

"Yuan Zu, let's go." Luo Feng said.

Yuan Zu nodded. The smooth resolution of this matter had surprised him.

Huh.

Luo Feng and Yuan Zu vanished instantly.

Soon, dozens of Eternal Gods gathered on the square, over a hundred in total, all looking bewildered.

"From this day forward, the Flame Sect completely withdraws from the twenty Chaos Zones under Luo Cheng's command. No more recruitment or screening—return to your homes!" A grand voice echoed across the square.

"We've already come this far—please have mercy on us."

"We wish to join the Flame Sect."

The Eternal Gods grew frantic.

But this decision had been made by the supreme leader of the Flame Sect's patron power—the Mother River! All withdrawal from the twenty Chaos Zones was final, with no exceptions.

"We received invitations, traveled great distances at great effort—though the Flame Sect's screening is strict, we still had a one-in-ten chance. Now, all opportunity is gone!"

"The Flame Sect may be mysterious and powerful, but clearly it cannot stand against Luo Cheng."

"Luo Cheng is formidable—he fought the Lord of the Shih Nation to the point of shaking the heavens. But he couldn't care less about us Eternal Gods."

These Eternal Gods were all elites—they had been invited to come here! They still had to pass screening, and originally dozens among the hundreds would have entered the Flame Sect.

The Flame Sect was one of many factions under the Mother River.

These Eternal Gods would be distributed among various factions, and internal competition would follow.

"Go, go."

"Sigh. As Eternal Gods, seeking a legacy, seeking a suitable cultivation path—why is it so hard?"

"There was one decent sect—the Flame Sect—and now Luo Cheng has driven it away."

The hundreds of Eternal Gods could only leave helplessly.

…

Yuan returned with Luo Feng to the Hou Yang City Lord's mansion.

"Luo He," Yuan said, "in my investigation of the Mother River's infiltration into our twenty Chaos Zones, I've come to understand the ordinary Eternal Gods quite well—they find it extremely difficult to secure an opportunity or a suitable legacy."

Luo Feng nodded.

On the Origin Continent, Chaos Realm cultivators and sects relied on legacies and resources to drive their Eternal Gods into desperate struggles.

Back then, when he himself sought resources, he had expended tremendous effort.

"We've driven out the Mother River, but now the Eternal Gods within our twenty Chaos Zones have lost a major opportunity." Yuan said.

"What are you suggesting?" Luo Feng looked at him.

"Given your growth rate, your domain may one day far exceed its current size," Yuan said. "I believe we should begin cultivating suitable cultivators in advance."

Luo Feng smiled: "I don't care about the size of my domain."

"But if you grow powerful enough—even rivaling a Divine Sovereign—you may see Divine Kings bring entire nations to pledge allegiance," Yuan said. "Even the Lord of the Shih Nation might tremble in fear and willingly surrender his entire territory to you." Luo Feng's eyes narrowed.

Surrender?

The Lord of the Shih Nation won't get the chance to surrender!

But if we eliminate him, the Shih Nation's territory will likely fall under my control.

"You may not care about domain size, but ordinary cultivators do," Yuan said. "If your rule is cruel and ruthless, ordinary cultivators will suffer terribly—like the Snow Realm Ancestor… the entire Snow Realm domain is filled with countless tormented lives."

"But under your rule, ordinary cultivators' lives would be entirely different," Yuan said.

Luo Feng's heart trembled.

To him, it was trivial—but to countless cultivators, the impact would be profound.

"You're right," Luo Feng said, looking at Yuan. Yuan Zu saw further than he did.

"My many illusory avatars are woven into every corner of the Origin Continent's life—even venturing into other nations," Yuan Zu sighed. "I know exactly what kind of life ordinary cultivators lead."

Luo Feng nodded: "Then let's establish a sect—to recruit disciples under its name."

"What shall we name the sect?" Yuan Zu asked.

!.

"Dao River Sect," Luo Feng smiled.

Yuan Zu understood.

He knew well that during Luo Feng's time in the Original Universe, he had been called the "Dao River King."

"The sect's rules, recruitment procedures, all the details—I leave them to you, Yuan Zu," Luo Feng said. Yuan Zu had long ago created the secret technique "Virtual Universe," and now he had delved deeply into this path—he understood the workings of worlds and the desires and emotions of all beings with perfect clarity.

Yuan Zu handling this matter was the most reliable choice.

"Agreed," Yuan Zu accepted gladly—it was his own suggestion, and he truly cared for ordinary cultivators.

"Our Dao River Sect has territory and resources, but the one thing we lack is truly powerful legacies," Yuan Zu said. "Though we can easily gather many legacies leading to the Chaos Realm, the effectiveness of such legacies varies greatly depending on who created them."

A Chaos Realm cultivator writes one.

A Divine King writes one.

Even a Divine King Ultimate Realm cultivator writes one—yet even if the content is the same—"Path to the Chaos Realm"—the version written by a Divine King Ultimate Realm cultivator will be simpler, clearer, more direct to the essence, and vastly increase the chance of success.

"I'll do it myself. I'll write a dozen or so Divine King-level legacies soon," Luo Feng said.

"Excellent," Yuan Zu's eyes lit up. "With your accumulation and talent, the legacies you create will far surpass the ordinary ones available on the market."

…

Writing Divine King-level legacies was effortless for Luo Feng.

He had, with nothing but the profundity of the Chaos Realm, personally awakened the "Ten Directions World Form" and the first strike of the "Six Strikes of the Chaos Void"—his understanding of Chaos Realm mysteries was unimaginably deep.

Now, he had even awakened the Six Branches of Life and the Six Branches of Destruction, and had begun fusing elements of both into rudimentary techniques of the "Life-Destruction Dao." He had also studied four top-tier legacies, which had greatly expanded his horizons.

With such accumulation, beginning to create foundational Divine King-level legacies—his creations might even surpass those of many Second-Layer Divine Kings.

Writing legacies was also a process of reviewing and summarizing one's own cultivation.

"Fifteen Divine King-level legacies—all here." In just over a hundred thousand days, Luo Feng had created fifteen Divine King-level legacies and stored them in the newly built Dao River Sect headquarters.

"So fast?" Yuan picked up the first volume of a Divine King-level legacy and began reading. He became instantly absorbed. Only after finishing did he look up at Luo Feng, astonished: "This first volume leads to the Chaos Realm—it's simpler and more accessible than any legacy I've ever seen, yet its upper limit is clearly far higher."

Luo Feng nodded with a smile: "The first and second volumes are one whole. The first volume leads to the Chaos Realm, laying a solid foundation—this makes mastering the second volume, which leads to the Divine King Realm, significantly easier."

Luo Feng adhered to his own cultivation philosophy: he didn't expect disciples to comprehend higher-level secrets while still at lower realms, but he demanded they master enough techniques at their own level to build an unshakable foundation.

"Of these fifteen legacies, six are based on the Life Origin Dao, six on the Destruction Origin Dao. The remaining three… contain no complete Dao reference within the Supreme Rules. Let those with destiny unravel them," Luo Feng said.

In Luo Feng's view, these were all foundational legacies.

The six Life legacies each trained only one branch.

The six Destruction legacies each trained only one branch—minimizing the difficulty of becoming a Divine King. Yet Luo Feng also knew… even so, producing a single Divine King would remain extraordinarily difficult.

"With these fifteen legacies, the sect's foundation is immensely solid," Yuan praised. "Even I must study them carefully—I've long been a Chaos Realm cultivator, but now I realize my understanding of Chaos Laws is still insufficient."

Studying these legacies, Yuan finally grasped the depth of Luo Feng's foundation.

"Shall I begin public recruitment?" Yuan asked. "I'll publicly announce you, Luo He, as the sect's founder. Only your reputation… will make countless Eternal Gods desperate to join the Dao River Sect. The Dao River Sect's appeal will far surpass the hidden, scattered factions of the Mother River."

The Mother River, after all, was a target of total hostility from Yanfeng Ancient Nation—its recruitment was always covert, with no public sect headquarters.

The Dao River Sect, founded by Luo Cheng, ruling over twenty surrounding Chaos Zones—that was a legitimate, mighty sect.

"Begin recruitment," Luo Feng nodded.

Yuan was deeply energized—in his view, future champions of the Human Clan who returned to the Origin Continent through the Cycle would one day become members of the Dao River Sect.

(End of Chapter)