Chapter 2: Nine Jiang Chaos State

Inside the flying vessel, the terrified Mo Yu Hu did not dare to hesitate; he immediately flew out, landed, and knelt prostrate, bowing with utmost reverence: “Mo Yu Hu pays homage to Your Eminence.”

Mo Yu Hu’s heart trembled with fear—he had endured countless hardships to obtain this treasure, and he feared this terrifying being would kill him and seize it! He did not want to die; if he died, his three children would struggle to survive in Hu Yang City.

“Tell me, which Chaos State is this?” Luo Feng asked.

Mo Yu Hu froze at the question.

Is he just asking for directions?

“Your Eminence,” Mo Yu Hu hastily replied with respect, “this is the Nine Jiang Chaos State of the Yu Kingdom.”

“Yu Kingdom?” Luo Feng nodded slightly.

On the Origin Continent, countless forces existed—a single city, a tribe, even a secret sect could be a power.

But only a Shenwang-level being had the authority to establish a divine kingdom.

Master Zuo Shan Ke had once founded the Jin Kingdom, which had only himself as a Shenwang. The Yu Kingdom and the Shi Kingdom were far stronger; the Shi Kingdom originally had three Shenwang. The Yu Kingdom had five.

“The Shi Kingdom borders the Yu Kingdom. Fortunately, after breaking through the Cycle, I arrived in the Yu Kingdom,” Luo Feng thought. “If I had ended up in the Shi Kingdom, it would have been troublesome.”

He had acquired the Nine Tribulations Secret Scripture and the Star Tower solely because of his master, Zuo Shanke, and had also inherited the Jin World lineage and obtained the Lie Yuan Technique.

His master’s debt was immense.

When he became a Shenwang in the future, he would stand firmly by his master’s side! In his weak state, he must keep his distance from the three rulers of the Shi Kingdom.

“I recall the Nine Jiang Chaos State should have three major cities,” Luo Feng said.

“Yes,” Mo Yu Hu replied immediately. “The Nine Jiang Chaos State is vast and boundless, with three major cities and one hundred eighty-nine ordinary cities. The three major cities are Nine Jiang City, Hu Yang City, and Xu Yin City.”

Luo Feng nodded: “The Nine Jiang Chaos State is the fief of the Chaos Sovereign ‘Nine Jiang Marquis,’ correct?”

On the Origin Continent, Eternal True Gods were granted the royal surname at most, usually serving as generals commanding regions or core members governing cities—elite of the divine kingdom.

Chaos Sovereigns, however, were enfeoffed as Marquises—their status was vastly higher. They were even granted a Chaos State as their fief. If relations soured, a Chaos Sovereign could simply leave and join another kingdom.

“The Nine Jiang Marquis resides in Nine Jiang City,” Mo Yu Hu said immediately. “Thus, among the three major cities, Nine Jiang City has the strictest rules. Xu Yin City suffers the most warfare due to frequent conflicts over mines and rival factions. Hu Yang City, bordering the Yu Kingdom’s frontier, hosts outposts from neighboring nations and boasts the most developed trade—smaller cultivators live in Hu Yang City.”

Luo Feng nodded slightly.

“I need to cultivate, and I require a stable environment and suitable resources,” Luo Feng thought. “Nine Jiang City has a Chaos Sovereign—I have no reason to cultivate under his watchful eyes.”

“Xu Yin City has too many conflicts.”

“Hu Yang City has thriving trade and abundant intelligence—ideal for my temporary stay,” Luo Feng decided quickly. When weak, one must be cautious.

Luo Feng looked at the reverent Mo Yu Hu and ordered: “I’m going to Hu Yang City. Guide me.”

“Yes,” Mo Yu Hu felt a surge of relief and excitement.

Guide him?

Then he won’t kill me!

“Hu Yang City lies that way,” Mo Yu Hu pointed immediately.

“Go,” Luo Feng thought, and with a flash, he, Mo Luo Sa, and Mo Yu Hu began piercing through space.

Mo Yu Hu felt an invisible force envelop him; the surrounding space twisted violently. In every instant, their three figures traversed vast stretches of space—hundreds of times faster than his flying vessel.

“Your Eminence, we must be cautious on this journey—many dangerous zones lie along the way,” Mo Yu Hu hurriedly said.

“Are there any Chaos-level beasts lurking along this route?” Luo Feng asked calmly.

“Of course not! The entire Nine Jiang Chaos State has only one Chaos-level beast—Chao Yong—residing deep within Chao Yong Lake. No other Chaos-level beasts exist elsewhere,” Mo Yu Hu said.

Luo Feng nodded: “Then there’s nothing to worry about.”

Luo Feng, accompanied by Mo Luosa and Mo Yuhu, sped in a straight line through the void, heading directly for Hu Yang City.

“No Chaos-level beasts? Nothing to worry about?” Mo Yu Hu’s heart trembled.

“Your Eminence, if we don’t avoid the path, we might pass near the lairs of Eternal True God-level beasts,” Mo Yu Hu couldn’t help but say.

Luo Feng merely glanced at him and said nothing.

Eternal True God-level beasts?

He had arrived on the Origin Continent destitute—waiting for such beasts to attack him, so he could slay one or two. Their scales, bones, and blood essence could be sold for profit or exchanged for the resources he needed.

“I do possess several extremely precious items—the Shenwang-grade weapon Star Tower, the Shenwang-grade blade core Blood Shadow Blade, and the Eternal True God-grade mechanical treasure Shiwu Wings—but I can’t sell them,” Luo Feng thought. “I am indeed poor right now.”

The Shiwu Wings, as a mechanical treasure, were currently the most beneficial to Luo Feng. The other two items offered limited help for now, but as Luo Feng grew stronger, the importance of Star Tower and Blood Shadow Blade would become increasingly evident.

“According to Master Zuo Shan Ke’s intelligence, the beasts on the Origin Continent were deliberately allowed to thrive by the Shenwang,” Luo Feng thought. “They breed and occupy most of the Origin Continent’s land.”

“The myriad races cultivate by slaying beasts and harvesting their bodily materials as resources.”

“Shenwang-level beasts are generally kept in captivity—ordinary beings never encounter them. If even one Shenwang-level beast appears outside its enclosure, the Shenwang swiftly capture and retrieve it,” Luo Feng knew this well.

Beasts posed a great threat to weak True Gods.

But to truly powerful beings, they were merely living cultivation resources.

“Beasts have low intelligence, yet their most elite members can achieve Shenwang-level power through bloodline alone,” Luo Feng marveled. “Why are their bloodlines so immensely powerful?”

According to his knowledge, every Shenwang-level beast was a celestial treasure, kept in captivity by the mightiest factions. The blood essence of these beasts was a treasure even the Third Ancestor and Master Zuo Shan Ke could not access.

“To the weak, beasts scattered across the Origin Continent are a threat,” Luo Feng thought. “But to those of sufficient strength, they are merely prey.” “These beasts have low intelligence. The real threats to me on the Origin Continent are the myriad race cultivators,” Luo Feng knew this well.

The geniuses who had broken through the Cycle generation after generation from the Three Thousand Original Universes.

The countless native lifeforms of the Origin Continent, and the vast numbers born in small universes—among them naturally emerged many elites.

After countless eons, the myriad race cultivators harbored countless hidden dragons and tigers!

Even the Duan Dong He lineage, similar to Luo Feng’s, was among the weakest sects on the Origin Continent. Master Zuo Shan Ke himself was among the weaker Shenwang.

Even Tian Mu Kingdom, which controlled a peak Jie Shou, was not among the most terrifying powers on the Origin Continent.

“For me, I must now lie low and grow stronger. Only then can I hope to uncover more secrets of the Origin Continent,” Luo Feng knew this clearly—even his master Zuo Shan Ke’s grudge could be set aside for now.

Without becoming a Shenwang, he had no right to interfere.

Around the Original Universe orbited countless small universes, the largest of which was undoubtedly Luo Feng’s own, with a diameter of one hundred billion light-years.

Luo Feng’s small universe was absorbing chaotic energy at maximum efficiency, converting it into divine power to nourish Luo Feng’s True God Heart, allowing his divine body to grow. Luo Feng had become an Eternal True God too recently—his divine body had not yet reached its ultimate limit.

Inside Luo Feng’s small universe.

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Beneath a great tree.

Luo Feng and Yuan Zu sat facing each other, drinking fruit wine. Both were divine power incarnations.

“Only now, from your account, do I realize the other end of the Cycle Passage is the Origin Continent,” Yuan Zu sighed. Both had broken through the Cycle, and their discussions about the Origin Continent were no longer bound by the Supreme Rules.

“Yuan Zu, do you know which kingdom you’re in on the Origin Continent?” Luo Feng asked.

Yuan Zu said: “After arriving on the Origin Continent, I encountered a tribe with ten thousand souls. Nearly all adults were True Gods, and the entire tribe had only one Void True God. They treated me kindly. I learned I was in the Yan Feng Ancient Kingdom.”

“Yan Feng Ancient Kingdom?” Luo Feng was slightly startled.

“What is the Yan Feng Ancient Kingdom like?” Yuan Zu asked.

“On the Origin Continent, any realm called a ‘kingdom’ was founded by a Shenwang,” Luo Feng explained. “Only two are called ‘Ancient Kingdoms’: Yan Feng Ancient Kingdom and Lei Ting Ancient Kingdom. These two have the longest histories and deepest, most unfathomable foundations—they are universally recognized as the two strongest kingdoms.”

No one, not even Master Zuo Shan Ke, knew when these two kingdoms were founded. No records exist—they remain shrouded in mystery.

Beyond the obvious divine kingdoms, Master Zuo Shan Ke and the Duan Dong He lineage’s intelligence mentioned hidden powers and hidden beings—such as the entity named ‘Yuan,’ who had completely escaped the cage. The Lie Yuan Technique originated from Yuan. Because he escaped the cage, Yuan was revered by ancient beings.

Master Zuo Shan Ke suspected that both Ancient Kingdoms might harbor beings who had escaped the cage.

“Beyond the obvious divine kingdoms, there are also powerful hidden forces,” Luo Feng said. “In short, on the Origin Continent, be cautious in all things.”

“I know. Luo Feng, where are you now?” Yuan Zu asked.

“I’m in the Yu Kingdom—a second-rate kingdom,” Luo Feng said. “We’re too far apart to meet for now. And without Chaos Sovereign-level power, it’s too dangerous to cross half the Origin Continent to reunite.”

Crossing half the Origin Continent was nearly certain death for an Eternal True God.

Yuan Zu nodded.

“Yuan Zu, do you have a Chuancheng to reach Eternal True God?” Luo Feng asked.

“No,” Yuan Zu shook his head, sighing. “After enduring great hardship to reach the Origin Continent, I know nothing of it and possess no Chuancheng . Everything must be accumulated slowly.”

Luo Feng nodded.

The experts who broke through the Cycle to reach the Origin Continent truly had it hard.

They lacked intelligence and often had no Chuancheng .

He had been luckier—he survived countless deaths, passed the Duan Dong He lineage’s trials and Master Zuo Shan Ke’s trials, and obtained the Chuancheng of both factions.

“I have one Chuancheng here,” Luo Feng Quchu a memory stone he had prepared long ago.

The core Chuancheng of the Duan Dong He lineage was forbidden to be transmitted externally; the non-core Chuancheng were too ordinary to suit Yuan Zu.

The Jin World lineage’s core nine texts were forbidden to be passed on; the rest had no restrictions. But to transmit them to Yuan Zu, Luo Feng had to master them first to imprint them into the memory stone.

“This Chuancheng is called the Nine Yǎn Realm. Yuan Zu, see if it suits you,” Luo Feng handed the memory stone to Yuan Zu. “But I’ve only comprehended the first half—the memory stone contains only the first half, up to the Eternal True God level.”

“A Chuancheng to reach Eternal True God?” Yuan Zu’s eyes lit up.

“Thank you,” Yuan Zu’s heart surged with excitement. He reached out, took the memory stone, and immediately began receiving the information. Moments later, he opened his eyes and nodded: “Luo Feng, the Nine Yǎn Realm is perfect for me.”

“Good,” Luo Feng smiled.

During the month in the Cycle Passage, Luo Feng had reviewed countless Chuancheng from both lineages. Among the transmittable ones, he judged the Nine Yǎn Realm the most suitable for Yuan Zu—so he had spent effort mastering the easier first half.

“Luo Feng, I won’t say too much thanks,” Yuan Zu’s heart was deeply moved—this Chuancheng was invaluable to him!

Having cultivated nearly one Cycle Era, Yuan Zu understood better than anyone how difficult it was to advance from Void True God to Eternal True God.

Even among Origin Continent natives who could cultivate through bloodline and beast materials, only one in a hundred million achieved Eternal True God status.

“All I can do is this. In the Yan Feng Ancient Kingdom, rely on yourself,” Luo Feng looked at Yuan Zu. Among the humans who had come from their homeland to the Origin Continent, only he and Yuan Zu remained.

“You must be careful in the Yu Kingdom too,” Yuan Zu said.

The two exchanged a smile.

At this moment, their true bodies were separated by half the Origin Continent, unable to reunite—each must fight alone.

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