Chapter 768: The Nine Sons of the Xuanhuang

The Xuanhuang's favor descended.

High in the Three Saints Temple on Lingmiao Island, Yue Yue Xingchuan leaned against the railing and gazed down at the entire island, his gaze repeatedly falling on the courtyard where the Wood-Element Saint Spirit resided, unable to conceal the surging emotion in his heart.

As the Hall Master of the Calamity Sect within Lingmiao Fa Jie, the great formation of the entire Lingmiao Island was centered on him; with only a slight focus of spirit, he could perceive the discussions of the cultivators on the island.

Even now, after the Law Net had already formed and the World Tree had fallen silent for an entire epoch, the weight of the Xuanhuang's favor was something ordinary people could never imagine.

"Quasi-Immortal Sequence…"

Feeling the fluctuations of the Law Net, Yue Yue Xingchuan could not help but grip the railing tightly.

Since his Dao Reflection, he had been stationed in Lingmiao Fa Jie for several thousand years, a tenure that could be called diligent and conscientious, yet within the Law Net he was only of the fifth rank.

Without great merit, he feared he would have to endure several more thousand years before he could touch the authority of the sixth rank.

As for the Quasi-Immortal Sequence…

"A single step to ascend to the heavens!"

Yue Yue Xingchuan took a deep breath, miscellaneous thoughts churning in his heart.

Although he was the foremost person of Lingmiao Fa Jie and the Hall Master of the Calamity Sect, he had never seen one favored by the Xuanhuang, and for a moment could not help feeling somewhat hesitant.

The reason he had only exchanged a few pleasantries before withdrawing when he went to meet that 'Li Mount Dongxuan' earlier was precisely because of this.

There was no other reason: Xuanhuang cultivators valued the authority of the Law Net above all else; although that Wood-Element Saint Spirit had only cultivated to the third realm, in theory his status already surpassed his own.

But…

"Calculating from his birth, this child is no more than two or three years old…"

Yue Yue Xingchuan pressed his brow and once again connected with the Law Net, reviewing the intelligence regarding 'the Xuanhuang's favor.'

Although he only held fifth-rank authority in the Law Net, he was after all the Hall Master of the Calamity Sect, and relying on the Calamity Sect, he could access some intelligence beyond his own clearance.

"Hum~"

All manner of information manifested before his eyes.

【First Epoch of the Three Saints, 124,300 years, the Three Saints Heaven cultivator Fang Han received the Xuanhuang's favor…】

【…Fang Han pursued the Nether River six times, ultimately receiving its baptism, his innate talent transformed…】

【…Sixth Layer of the Sin Realm, Fang Han, with the power of nine Dao Rings, shockingly slew a true disciple of the Scarlet Heaven…】

Yue Yue Xingchuan focused his spirit and continued reviewing.

The intelligence that appeared most frequently concerned Fang Han.

That person had received the Xuanhuang's favor for less than a hundred years, yet had already risen to great fame; several years prior, atop Shenshan in the Three Saints Heaven, he had overcome the Dao Tribulation, and now had already achieved success in Dao Reflection.

"Favored for less than a hundred years, yet has already condensed nine Dao Rings…"

Yue Yue Xingchuan narrowed his eyes slightly and continued reviewing the intelligence, mainly the records from before and after Fang Han received the Xuanhuang's favor.

However…

"According to the Law Net's records, on the very day Fang Han received the Xuanhuang's favor, Jin Xian the Weaver of Fate unleashed a great divine ability, transforming a rainbow-golden bridge spanning tens of millions of miles that crossed realms to receive him into her own Dao Field..."

"Mm…not only Fang Han, but the earlier Jue Shenji, and even several from before the Three Saints Epoch, it seems that on the very day they received the favor, there were Jin Xian transmitting the Dao across the void, bestowing treasures…"

"Those who received the Xuanhuang's favor before the Three Saints Epoch might even attract the attention of the Five Emperors, or even the Three Saints themselves…"

The more Yue Yue Xingchuan read, the more his brows furrowed.

In an epoch of 120,000 years, those who received the Xuanhuang's favor numbered no more than a handful, so the intelligence could not be called abundant; yet these 'Children of Destiny,' regardless of where they came from, would all draw the gaze of Dao Lord-level giants.

"The rumors are mostly true then: the Three Saints and Five Emperors are all absent from the Xuanhuang World…"

Yue Yue Xingchuan glanced at the intelligence regarding that Li Mount Dongxuan; the Law Net responded very quickly, and in such a short time, records of his origins had already appeared on it.

Compared to Fang Han, Jue Shenji, and the others, there was only a single sparse sentence: born in Lingmiao, received the Xuanhuang's favor, and that was all.

"Mm?"

Suddenly, Yue Yue Xingchuan's heart jolted, and the various pieces of information before his eyes abruptly underwent a change.

【First Epoch of the Three Saints, 124,300 years, the Shan Xuan Wei Fa Jie cultivator 'Qian' received the Xuanhuang's favor…】

【…the Yu Fa Jie cultivator 'Ding Yun' received the Xuanhuang's favor…】

【…the Shan Xuan Sword Realm cultivator 'Feng Yun' received the Xuanhuang's favor…】

"What is this?!"

Yue Yue Xingchuan's pupils contracted sharply.

In just the blink of an eye, counting Li Mount Dongxuan whom he had seen earlier, a full nine people had successively received the favor of the Xuanhuang World Tree!

"How could this be?!"