Chapter 210: 210. Chapter 207: A New World, Mountain-Reliance Sect

210. Chapter 207: A New World, Mountain-Reliance Sect

Aside from a few differences in the details, this God-Desolate World is a replica of the Primordial World. No, that's wrong—the Primordial World is a replica of this God-Desolate World. The reason I say this is because the God-Desolate World is far more powerful than the Primordial World.

According to Jiang Ruoxi's introduction, this God-Desolate World was opened up from Chaos by a person named Huang. This point is extremely similar to the Primordial World, as the Primordial World was opened up by Pangu.

However, no one knows the origin of Huang, and no legends have been passed down about him.

This God-Desolate World has not experienced the Great Calamities found in the Primordial World; since it was opened up, there have been no major disasters. All of this is attributed to the Divine Servants in the Creation God Mountain.

Jiang Ruoxi told Pan Huang that in the center of this God-Desolate World stands a Creation God Mountain. Inside the mountain are Divine Servants; they were the original servants of Huang. After Huang opened up this world, he left, but he left behind his servants to manage the world on his behalf and personally erected the Creation God Mountain for them in the center of the world.

"You mean to say that Huang's servants are still inside the Divine Mountain?" Pan Huang asked.

"That's right. Although I have never seen them, they are indeed there, and every hundred years, there is a Reception Ceremony. During the Reception Ceremony, the Divine Servants appear." When Jiang Ruoxi spoke of the Divine Servants, her eyes shone with worship and longing.

"Reception Ceremony? What is that?" Pan Huang asked curiously.

"Every hundred years, the Divine Servants descend from the Divine Mountain. They hold a Reception Ceremony at the foot of the mountain. This Reception Ceremony gathers the strongest experts of the entire God-Desolate World to compete. The three who achieve final victory will be received by the Divine Servants onto the Divine Mountain. It is rumored that the Divine Mountain holds the World Mark left behind by Huang. By comprehending the World Mark, one can transcend the world and become an existence like Huang."

"Interesting. This is somewhat similar to the Saints of the Primordial World, but they don't seem to set a limit on the number, and there are no rigid requirements for strength. As long as one gets into the top three at this so-called Reception Ceremony, one can enter the Divine Mountain. It seems this Divine Mountain is quite mysterious! It is definitely not as simple as it appears on the surface." A thought-provoking smile appeared on the corner of Pan Huang's mouth.

"Do you all worship the Divine Servants?" Pan Huang asked.

"That's right. If the Divine Servants didn't manage the God-Desolate World, we wouldn't have the lives we have now." Jiang Ruoxi nodded.

"Alright, then what place is this place we are in now?" Pan Huang voiced another one of his questions.

"This is the Soul-Lost Canyon, one of the forbidden zones in the God-Desolate Continent."

"One of them? Does this God-Desolate World have many such forbidden zones?" Pan Huang asked.

"Including this Soul-Lost Canyon, there are four in total: the Abyss of Buried Gods in the east, the Misty Forest in the south, the Soul-Lost Canyon in the west—which is where we are now—and the last one is the Heaven-Stealing Snowfield in the north."

"Can you tell me more about them in detail?" Pan Huang asked curiously.

Just as Jiang Ruoxi was about to speak, a rustling sound suddenly came from the surroundings. Upon hearing this sound, Jiang Ruoxi's face turned deathly pale in an instant.

"They—they're here!" she stammered.

"What's here?"

"The hunting party of the Wood Spirit Clan is here!" Jiang Ruoxi said with a trembling voice.

After saying this, she subconsciously ran toward Pan Huang's side, but the next second, a vine flew out from the woods, heading straight for Jiang Ruoxi.

"Hmph!" Seeing the incoming vine, Pan Huang let out a cold snort.

The next second, the vine instantly went limp on the ground, and then a suppressed cry of pain came from the woods.

"Overestimating your own strength!" Pan Huang snorted coldly.

Jiang Ruoxi, standing to the side, was already stunned. She hadn't expected that Pan Huang could drive away the Wood Spirit Clan just by snorting.

"Senior, we should leave quickly. The pursuit of the Wood Spirit Clan isn't that simple. This time, it's likely just a probe by them," Jiang Ruoxi said hurriedly.

"Are there many of this so-called Wood Spirit Clan in this Soul-Lost Canyon?" Pan Huang asked.

"Many, very many. The Soul-Lost Canyon is the origin of the Wood Spirit Clan; this is their base camp. This is also one of the reasons why it is called a forbidden zone."

"Do you know... forget it, I'll send you out first." Pan Huang had originally wanted to ask if she knew the location of the Wood Spirit Clan's lair, but then he thought about it and realized she probably wouldn't know.

Looking at her reaction just now, she didn't seem to know where the Wood Spirit Clan's lair was. Besides, her strength was barely at the Profound Immortal level. Wait, Profound Immortal!

"The strength of that Wood Spirit Clan member just now shouldn't have been stronger than yours, right? Why were you so afraid?" Thinking of this, Pan Huang asked.

"Because their attacks can affect the Primordial Spirit, and we simply cannot block them."

"Primordial Spirit?" Pan Huang murmured to himself after hearing Jiang Ruoxi's words.

Afterward, he thought about the attack just now. Although the attack wasn't strong, it seemed to have an added mental attack. He guessed that what she called the "Primordial Spirit" was likely something akin to a soul.

"You don't cultivate the Primordial Spirit?" Pan Huang had originally wanted to say 'soul', but fearing she wouldn't understand, he simply followed Jiang Ruoxi's terminology.

"Can the Primordial Spirit be cultivated?" Jiang Ruoxi looked at Pan Huang with a face full of confusion.

Pan Huang frowned. This young girl's expression was truly confused. It seems the cultivation methods of this world have major flaws.

But in such a world, why is the Heavenly Dao stronger than that of the Primordial World? A powerful Heavenly Dao implies that there are many experts in this world. However, through his understanding over this short while, he had discovered many problems. It seems that if he wants to unravel the secrets of this world, he must go to that so-called Divine Mountain.

"I'll send you out first."

"Senior, are you not leaving?" Jiang Ruoxi asked.

The reason she asked this was actually out of worry; she was worried that those two men were waiting for her outside the Soul-Lost Canyon. If she went out just like that, she would very likely be captured by them.

"Wait for me a moment; I'm going to see what exactly is going on with this so-called Wood Spirit Clan."

How could Pan Huang let this young girl go? He had just arrived in this world and couldn't leave it in the short term, so he now needed a guide and a place to stay so that he could understand this world more conveniently.

"Mm!" Jiang Ruoxi nodded obediently after hearing Pan Huang's words.

"Forget it, don't go out either; just wait for me here." Pan Huang saw the worry and a trace of fear in Jiang Ruoxi's eyes.

He immediately thought of the two men who had fled earlier. After saying this, Pan Huang waved his hand, and a protective barrier appeared around Jiang Ruoxi.

Feeling the protective barrier on her body, a great sense of security suddenly arose in Jiang Ruoxi's heart. At the same time, she began to grow curious about Pan Huang's strength.

When the Wood Spirit Clan member ambushed them earlier, Jiang Ruoxi had already vaguely formed a guess, but now it seemed that this senior's strength might be far stronger than she had imagined.

After settling Jiang Ruoxi, Pan Huang walked into the woods of the canyon. When he first arrived, he hadn't properly investigated this place. Once he probed with his mind, good heavens, it was quite lively in here.

Not to mention anything far away, just within a ten-mile radius around Pan Huang, it was densely packed with souls. This made Pan Huang very curious: does this world not have a place for reincarnation? Otherwise, why would so many souls gather here?

The so-called Wood Spirit Clan from before was a type of monster created by the combination of souls and spirit wood. From Pan Huang's investigation, there were not only Wood Spirit Clan members here, but also a type of monster created by the combination of souls and demonic beasts. The reason they were called monsters was that these demonic beasts had the bodies of demonic beasts but human-like heads.

Actually, there were quite a few monsters in the Primordial World, but because they had intelligence, they were called exotic beasts. However, here, except for the Wood Spirit Clan which seemed to have a bit of intelligence, the others only had instincts.

Furthermore, those demonic beast monsters here seemed to be enslaved by the Wood Spirit Clan, which made it even more impossible to call them exotic beasts.

Besides these two types, Pan Huang also detected a type of pure soul. They were just like the Wood Spirit he had crushed earlier, purple all over. Their purple had already turned into a purplish-black, and their whole bodies emitted an uncomfortable feeling, which Pan Huang could still feel even from so far away.

"Soul-Lost Canyon, it truly lives up to its name. There are actually Golden Immortal-level evil spirits here. Truly interesting; I'm liking the world here more and more." Pan Huang muttered to himself.

After speaking, he vanished directly from where he stood. When he appeared again, he was already in front of the Golden Immortal-level evil spirit. Before the evil spirit could react, Pan Huang's large hand had already covered its head.

A few breaths later, when Pan Huang lowered his hand, the evil spirit knelt before him: "Greetings, Master!"

"Is there any way for you to quickly come to my side?" Looking at the evil spirit that had already submitted to him, Pan Huang asked.

"Master, you can carve a 'Palm-Space' in your hand and leave a spatial node here. As long as Master summons, this subordinate will immediately lead the evil spirit army to come and assist Master," the evil spirit said while kneeling on the ground.

"Good!" Pan Huang thought for a moment and nodded.

Afterward, he had the evil spirit carve a Palm-Space in his hand. Actually, Pan Huang could carve one himself, but he was afraid that the Palm-Space he carved wouldn't be usable.

After the evil spirit finished carving the Palm-Space, Pan Huang perfected and upgraded it, then left a spatial node on the evil spirit's body, only then nodding with satisfaction.

"I'll give you a task: unify the Soul-Lost Canyon. Can you do it?" Pan Huang said, looking at the evil spirit before him.

"Master, the strength of the Wood Spirit Clan is very strong, this subordinate..." The evil spirit looked up at Pan Huang, then lowered its head and said.

Hearing the evil spirit's words, Pan Huang raised his hand and struck a strand of magic power into the evil spirit's body.

"Go! Unify the Soul-Lost Canyon. This seat awaits your good news!" Pan Huang said indifferently, then left after speaking.

"Thank you, Master!" Feeling the magic power in its body, the evil spirit trembled with excitement!

"By the way! I do not wish to be disturbed by the Wood Spirit Clan. Do you understand?"

"Yes, Master!" The evil spirit nodded.

After receiving the evil spirit's response, Pan Huang vanished directly from where he stood. When he appeared again, he was already by Jiang Ruoxi's side.

"Senior!" Upon seeing Pan Huang, a smile appeared on Jiang Ruoxi's face, and at the same time, she let out a heavy sigh of relief in her heart.

"Everything is handled; let's go!" Pan Huang said with a smile.

"Mm!" Jiang Ruoxi nodded heavily.

"Tell me about your situation!" Pan Huang said at this moment.

"My name is Jiang Ruoxi. Actually, I am the daughter of the Mountain-Reliance Sect Master. Our Mountain-Reliance Sect used to be considered a relatively strong sect in the west of the God-Desolate World, but later we lost our power!" Speaking of this, Jiang Ruoxi sighed.

"Why?" Pan Huang asked curiously.

"Because our 'mountain' is gone!"

"???" Hearing this sentence from Jiang Ruoxi, Pan Huang was momentarily unable to react.

"The reason our Mountain-Reliance Sect is called the Mountain-Reliance Sect is because we had an ancestor, and he was our 'mountain'. But the ancestor passed away a thousand years ago, and then we found another 'mountain', but he also passed away five hundred years ago. Afterward, we found yet another 'mountain', but he passed away a hundred years ago as well. Then, no one was willing to be our 'mountain' anymore, so we declined!"

"Mountain-Reliance, so that's what it means? It's not about being a 'mountain' for others, but finding someone to be a 'mountain' for oneself!" Pan Huang complained in his heart. What is all this? It's simply too bizarre.

"Why were those two people hunting you down?"

"They want the cultivation technique of our Mountain-Reliance Sect!"

"Oh? Is your cultivation technique very special?" Hearing this, Pan Huang began to feel a bit curious.

"The reason our Mountain-Reliance Sect has been able to exist for so long is because of this technique. Our technique can condense the purest magic power beads, and it has no ill effects on us. These magic power beads can be absorbed one hundred percent without any discomfort. The efficacy of the magic power beads depends on the number of days the provider has cultivated."

"Is it that magical?"

"Mm!"

"Then why don't they just become your Mountain-Reliance Sect's 'mountain'? Why hunt you down?"

"Not just anyone can be the 'mountain' of our Mountain-Reliance Sect. We and our 'mountain' are mutually complementary. Also, they are from the Blood-Refining Sect; we could never let them become our 'mountain'."

"Blood-Refining Sect, it sounds like a demonic sect. No wonder!" Pan Huang said in his heart.

"Then do you think I can become the 'mountain' of your Mountain-Reliance Sect?" Pan Huang said with a smile at this moment.

"Yes! I think there is absolutely no problem!" Jiang Ruoxi said with a smile.

"You don't even know me, yet you're so sure?"

"Our Mountain-Reliance Sect's technique has another function, which is the ability to detect other people's goodwill or malice. I can feel that you are a good person!" Jiang Ruoxi said with a smile.

"Hahaha! Good, then I will be the 'mountain' of your Mountain-Reliance Sect!" Pan Huang said with a smile.

It just so happened that he could use the Mountain-Reliance Sect as his eyes and ears to help him understand this God-Desolate World. At the same time, he was also very interested in that so-called magic power bead. Perhaps this magic power bead could even help Pan Huang further refine the Heavenly Dao Mark.

After walking out of the Soul-Lost Canyon, the two men indeed hadn't left. Upon seeing Pan Huang and Jiang Ruoxi, they directly surrounded them.

Fleeing in the Soul-Lost Canyon earlier, they were simply afraid of the Wood Spirit Clan. Pan Huang hadn't revealed his strength earlier, so they assumed Pan Huang was as easy to bully as Jiang Ruoxi.

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