Chapter 36: Main God

When the simple white jade cloud platform reappeared before Qian Chen, time in the Reincarnation Realm seemed to freeze, everything identical to before.

Speaking of it, though this trial mission lasted only seven days, it felt as if he had endured dozens of chapters.

Qian Chen returned to the Reincarnation Realm and let loose, cursing: “Fake Main God, you tricked me again. This isn’t two optional missions—it’s one mission split into two. Helping the Twelve Yuan Chen kill Hong Sihai… he’s damn well their Dragon Head! No wonder the reward for slaying the Dragon Head was the same as for the other Yuan Chen—turns out the real reward was in the first mission.”

Qian Chen clutched his chest… his heart ached!

Felt like he’d lost a hundred million…

“And Hong Sihai clearly broke through, brushed against Core Formation—and yet they still counted him as a Grand Master!”

Qian Chen calculated internally: “The first main quest alone was worth ten merit points. The side quest: slay two Grand Masters, eight Masters—total two hundred and eighty merit points. The second main quest was only half completed…”

“Completed: Chenwu Shenjun (slain), Jiaodou Shenjun (slain), Shigui Shenjun (slain), Feihuang Shenjun (assisted), Daoyao Shenjun (slain), Sichen Shenjun (slain), Zhuri Shenjun (slain), Longshou (slain)… total of seven Yuan Chen slain, one assisted.”

“Obtained three thousand seven hundred merit points.”

“Combined technique: nine hundred and ninety merit points.”

Thinking of the heads snatched away, Qian Chen felt a faint pang. But the greatest loss was abandoning the first optional main quest—yet he only moped briefly before letting go. It wasn’t real pain; he merely enjoyed the feeling of regret.

Unless he had sensed Hong Sihai’s true identity before accepting the mission, he could never have claimed this reward.

Reflecting on this Reincarnation Lord’s mission, the traps were truly numerous.

The worst fate was for those who tried to eat both sides—when they turned on Hong Sihai, they found him hidden deeper than anyone imagined, distrusting everyone, and only growing more wary of Reincarnators. They had no chance of survival.

The safest path was to take Mission Two, focus solely on finding the Twelve Yuan Chen, then kill as many as possible and hold out until reinforcements arrived the next day—safe return with the reward. Hong Sihai had almost no chance to act then; his calculations ran too deep—he no longer needed to act himself.

Moreover, by surviving that night, Hong Sihai’s prior arrangements would have made killing four Yuan Chen easy.

This was the easiest, safest route to pass.

Next came the opportunists—who, while completing Mission Two, sensed Hong Sihai’s deception and struck from behind. But Hong Sihai’s power far exceeded the mission’s scope; death remained likely. Yet success meant seizing Hong Sihai’s bounty—thousand merit points.

Slightly better than the worst was Qian Chen’s path: holding to principle, refusing Mission Two, then acting despite the loss once he discovered Hong Sihai’s identity.

Cat crying tears…

“Reincarnator completed hidden mission: recovered the Celestial Meteorite. Reward: twenty merit points!”

The Reincarnation Lord’s voice suddenly rang out: “Reincarnator completed trial mission. Evaluation complete. Mission rating—Jia Shang. Reward: two thousand merit points…”

Qian Chen had no interest in analyzing the later prompts—he scrambled up at once: “The Celestial Meteorite is worth that much?” After a moment’s thought, he realized: “The Reincarnation Lord’s true intent was clearly to reclaim this meteorite. I returned too hastily—I haven’t even checked Hong Sihai’s demonic sect’s secret vault yet!”

Saying this, Qian Chen pulled out a pair of purple copper plaques—a pair of esoteric divine weapons called the Two Realms Copper Plaques.

The demonic sect’s secret vault was hidden within these Two Realms Copper Plaques.

This divine weapon was a cave-heaven treasure, containing a space roughly the size of a small hill—yet without sun or moonlight, it could not nurture living things. Thus, the demonic sect used it to store divine weapons, secret scriptures, and rare treasures. Before the sect’s annihilation, the sect master carried one plaque, and another was taken away with his family.

Only when both plaques were united could the cave-heaven be opened.

This object was the secret and key to the vault.

Yet none of these precautions worked—the Two Realms Copper Plaques ended up entirely in Hong Sihai’s hands.

Within the Two Realms Cave Heaven lay the demonic sect’s millennia of accumulated wealth. Hong Sihai also hid his lifetime’s collection of treasures within it—gold, silver, jewels everywhere, as common as dirt; countless weapons and armor—clearly Hong Sihai had designs on the imperial court. But these were trivial details.

What truly held value for Qian Chen were the divine weapons and rare materials gathered by the demonic sect and Hong Sihai.

This was the essence of a world—a fortune astonishing even in the Central Lands. The demonic sect left behind thirteen divine weapons; with slight refinement, each could become an excellent magic treasure embryo. But Qian Chen already had more than enough divine weapons—he had no intention of wasting energy re-refining them.

He wasn’t some impoverished cultivator from the Central Lands, clinging to a single magic treasure as if it were his life.

Having absorbed the entire legacies of Miao Kong and Hong Sihai, Qian Chen could truly be called the Treasure Boy of his realm. If one counted his true body—the Supreme Dao Dust Pearl—even Primordial Spirit True Persons would envy him; many Dao Lords couldn’t match him.

The demonic sect left behind thirteen divine weapons. Hong Sihai left only five. Add those left by the slain Twelve Yuan Chen: Jiaodou Shenjun’s Crusher of Armor; Shigui Shenjun’s Wind God’s Howl and Ghost God’s Wail; Daoyao Shenjun—Shen Wanjun’s Ice Soul True Qi: Ice Soul Cold Light Gang; Longshou’s Azure Heaven Golden Wheel; Chenwu Shenjun’s Azure Phosphorus Five Poisons; Feihuang Shenjun’s Setting Sun Spear; Sichen Shenjun’s Thunderflight Cloak; Zhuri Shenjun’s Earth-Digging Hoe.

Qian Chen carefully counted his assets—his divine weapons and magic treasure embryos could arm an entire small sect!

This was even after Yanlang Shenjun’s Five-Colored Stone returned to the Righteous Qi Manor, and Dadu Shenjun’s Chaos Sky Sack was returned to the Shaolin.

Of course, these weren’t Qian Chen’s most valuable gains. From the Two Realms Copper Plaques, he pulled out a meteorite as tall as a man… this meteorite was what the demonic sect master had called the Celestial Meteorite, hiding the supreme martial secrets—presumably the Northern Polar Ice Plain and the Sky-Connecting Divine Peak were the gateways to this realm.

Celestial objects from the multiverse often fell into this realm, striking the Sky-Connecting Divine Peak.

The ten-thousand-year Ice Soul that Shen Wanjun obtained, and this Celestial Meteorite seized by the demonic sect—both came from such origins.

Qian Chen stared at the meteorite, its surface dominated by a massive palm print.

Suddenly he threw back his head and sighed: “What supreme martial secret is this? It’s clearly a block of ultra-hard black iron, blasted out of the void by the Primordial Qi Grand Grasp!”

“Now I understand how Hong Sihai obtained his Qiantian Yi Qi Qing Gang.”

“As this meteorite traveled through the void, it was caught in the residual shockwave of two great beings fighting.”

“One of them used Qiantian Yi Qi Qing Gang to form a Primordial Qi Grand Grasp hand, swinging wildly—just happened to strike this meteorite.”

The blow sent the meteorite flying, leaving behind a palm print. As it traveled through the void, residual Qiantian Yi Qi Qing Gang energy gradually attracted similar qi, coalescing into a refined core of Gang energy within the print. Eventually, the meteorite fell into this realm and continued to nurture it.

“After countless years, the demonic sect discovered it, mistaking it for a Celestial Meteorite hiding supreme martial secrets!”

When Hong Sihai saw this meteorite at the sect master’s side, his own Gang energy resonated with Qiantian Yi Qi Qing Gang—he sensed his martial path ahead, and from the palm print, he learned how to refine Gang energy. He immediately resolved to slaughter the entire sect, seize the stone, and retreat into seclusion to refine his Gang energy.

Qian Chen pounded his chest and stamped his feet: “This is an ultimate treasure for refining Qi Pills, cultivating divine powers—even merging with one’s true qi to enhance its quality! And it’s been wasted… If I had obtained this Qiantian Yi Qi Qing Gang, found a refined Kunyuan Earthly Fiend essence, and combined them with the Supreme Dao’s Ninefold Golden Core Secret, I could have forged a single Qi Yuan Dan.”

"Pfft... With these two types of Gang and Sha primordial energies, why not refine them into my own inner elixir to forge a top-grade Golden Core? This is the finest external medicine for Core Formation in the entire universe. Where else in the world could one find a trace of a divine immortal’s spiritual imprint, then refine it for countless eons in the void until every trace of the immortal’s aura is purged, leaving behind only the purest Gang energy—an opportunity that defies heaven itself?"

"Pfft... With these two types of Gang and Sha qi, why not refine them directly into my own internal dantian to achieve a superior Golden Core? This is the finest external pill for Core Formation in the world! Where else could you find a divine essence left by an Immortal, refined for countless years in the void until every trace of the Immortal’s aura was washed away, leaving only the purest Gang energy? This is an unprecedented opportunity!"

Hong Sihai used it to cultivate martial Gang energy! Give it to me! Forge a Qi Dao external pill—anyone who absorbs it instantly becomes equivalent to a top-grade orthodox true disciple... such a perfect opportunity! Isn’t a top-grade external pill delicious? With this, I wouldn’t fear Miao Kong at all—I’d crush him in the next mission with my pinky finger!

Even if I couldn’t find a compatible Sha qi right away, I could refine it into the Primordial Qi Grand Grasp hand—turning it into a supreme divine power!

Qian Chen truly couldn’t breathe from pain—not to cultivate his mind, not to savor long-forgotten emotion.

“That’s at least a Primordial Spirit-level great divine power… I have this palm print right here—I could meditate on it with the Supreme Dao Dust Pearl… it wouldn’t be hard!”

Qian Chen checked the Reincarnation Lord’s exchange list and nearly fainted: “Primordial Qi Grand Grasp Divine Power, Supreme Dao secret great divine power. Exchange cost: thirty thousand merit points.”

“Qiantian Yi Qi Qing Gang, one of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gangs, one of the Nine Celestial Qing Gangs. Exchange cost: three thousand merit points per liter.”

“Hong Sihai refined at least twenty liters—that’s sixty thousand merit points…” Qian Chen’s pain surged again. He knew that after Hong Sihai refined it internally, the Qiantian Yi Qi Qing Gang carried his own essence—it was no longer pure, useless for forging Qi Pills, refining divine powers, or as a Core Formation external pill.

Qian Chen pulled out the Pure Heavenly Qi Gang he had extracted from Hong Sihai: "Now it can only be used to reinforce magic artifacts, enhancing their defense. Though it’s still an excellent material for such items, compared to before..."

Qian Chen pulled out the Qiantian Yi Qi Qing Gang he had extracted from Hong Sihai: “Now it can only be used to reinforce magic treasures—for defense. Though still excellent material, compared to before…”

"Master God, purchase the complete transmission of the Dao Book of Gengyuanzi." Qian Chen calmed his mind and bought the Gengyuanzi lineage he had long chosen. A flash of white light rippled in the void above the cloud terrace, coalescing into a Dao scripture that landed before Qian Chen. At the same time, ten moral points were deducted from his account.

“Main God, purchase the Gengyuanzi Dao Book.” Qian Chen calmed his mind and bought the Gengyuanzi lineage he had long chosen. Above the cloud platform, a white light shimmered, coalescing into a Dao book that landed before him. Simultaneously, ten merit points were deducted from his account.

The Gengyuanzi Dao Book entry slowly vanished from the Reincarnation Lord’s exchange list.

[64] Thus, Qian Chen now had a legitimate origin. The Gengyuanzi’s notes contained many applications of Dao knowledge, greatly compensating for Qian Chen’s lack of experience and deficiencies in protective spells and divine powers.