Chapter 189

189. Chapter 189: Great Enemy

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Protagonist:

Jiang Xuan

Having the two look after his Churches, Jiang Xuan left behind a seed to distribute power to believers and departed from the Mysterious World under their watch.

Watching Jiang Xuan vanish instantly before their eyes, with his location untraceable even across the entire universe, they couldn't help but sigh: "When will we be able to visit other planes!"

The Night Goddess stared at the space ahead without speaking.

Before Zhou Mingrui, Jiang Xuan's strength had always been unfathomable, so she felt little emotion.

But the Night Goddess had once fought Jiang Xuan; back then, their strength was roughly equal, though due to different cultivation systems she couldn't gauge his depth, yet when she received his attacks she could clearly feel how strained he was.

But now, even if the Night Goddess fully mastered her own power, she felt intense danger before him, leaving her deeply frustrated.

Zhou Mingrui didn't understand the Night Goddess's thoughts; glancing down at the Material World below, he said helplessly: "With Senior's current strength, who would dare oppose his Church! Why would they need us to watch over it!"

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Returning to the Zhetian World, Jiang Xuan sat alone on a stone platform atop a mountain, beginning to search for materials within the Myriad Worlds Fame System.

Now he had completely melted and refined the Eight Trigrams Furnace, Vajra Bracelet, Xuanhuang Mother Qi Pagoda, Secret Path Seed, Yin-Yang Mirror, and three of the Zhu Xian Four Swords within his body; the materials awaiting forging into new artifacts included the Nine Li Map, Chaos Sea, Asule's Brush, the Daydreamer Book, and so on.

Among them, the Chaos Sea, Asule's Brush, and the Daydreamer Book shared the same origin; Jiang Xuan needed a matching primary material to forge a spiritual Emperor Weapon similar to the Secret Path Seed, while the Nine Li Map was an Extreme Dao Emperor Soldier—if melted into his body, his strength would undoubtedly increase greatly.

But the Nine Li Map's functions actually overlapped with the Eight Trigrams Furnace; it contained the Three Thousand Worlds and was said to be able to melt everything. He could simply use the Nine Li Map as nourishment, dissolving it into the Eight Trigrams Furnace, thereby allowing the Furnace to prioritize breaking through to Emperor Weapon, even Extreme Dao Emperor Weapon—after all, every time the Eight Trigrams Furnace refined other Great Saint Weapons, some energy would merge into it to enhance its Dao Patterns; it had progressed furthest on the path of transforming Great Saint Weapons into Emperor Weapons!

Most importantly, the Eight Trigrams Furnace combined with the Wan Yu Furnace Sutra was the foundation of his system; the Furnace's advancement would undoubtedly bring him the greatest improvement!

This time Jiang Xuan was preparing to find a material matching the Chaos Sea, converting those several foundations into strength.

The higher the price, the fewer the materials; Jiang Xuan glanced through the exchange range above one hundred million and quickly found two viable materials.

Fuxi String: Originally a zither string, possessing the power to manifest intent into reality, understand laws and illuminate the Dao, and dominate the heart and mind.

Exchange required: 1.8 billion Fan Value

Sun Emblem: Possesses powerful soul enhancement, containing a thread of the Solar Great Dao, allowing soul power to be imbued with solar power, making attacks even more savage!

Exchange required: 700 million Fan Value

The two materials' characteristics differed; the Fuxi String as the primary material could better unleash the Chaos Sea's "words become law" Daydreamer ability and the White Tower's Omniscience, while the Sun Emblem focused on attack, better highlighting the powers of the Tyrant, Hanged Man, and Solar.

Jiang Xuan hesitated for a while, but still decided to accumulate Fan Value for another ten-plus days to exchange for the Fuxi String as the primary material.

Now he lacked no attack methods; whether the power of the Tyrant or the Solar, he rarely used them, whereas Omniscience allowed him to easily plan strategies—it was what he used most.

Moreover, the Sun Emblem only required 700 million Fan Value to exchange, while the Fuxi String needed 1.8 billion; no matter how you looked at it, the 1.8 billion item was stronger.

Just as Jiang Xuan was carefully selecting, that familiar middle-aged voice suddenly appeared beside him.

"The scenery here is really nice! I'll come here for a vacation when I have time!"

Closing the system, Jiang Xuan opened his eyes and looked at the person beside him wearing a sharp Western suit; a strong, mixed perfume scent emanated from the suit, its ingredients extremely complex!

Seeing Jiang Xuan's disdainful gaze, the person guiltily touched the lip marks of various sizes on his neck, then sat up straight: "Your strength doesn't seem to have increased much lately!"

"You saw me at the teahouse last time less than ten days ago, right?" Jiang Xuan said helplessly.

The person became somewhat serious, carefully sizing Jiang Xuan up: "At a glance you're not taking the Blood Calamity seriously! Trouble is coming soon, kid, you'd better keep working hard!"

Seeing the originally casual person suddenly turn serious, Jiang Xuan finally couldn't help but voice the doubt weighing on his heart.

"Why do you pay so much attention to me? And what exactly is this Blood Calamity you speak of?"

He had never believed the person sought him out without cause, and after the little monk arrived a few days ago, he had also seen the surprise and wariness in the person's eyes, though he hadn't asked much at the time.

Now there was still some time before the Xian Lu; before the Dark Turmoil, his Great Sage invincible strength could practically run rampant in this world, yet the other party had warned him three times about the Blood Calamity, making him suspect that the so-called Blood Calamity did not come from the Zhetian World, but from people like him.

The person seemed not at all surprised that Jiang Xuan would ask this question, having long prepared an answer.

"You carry the aura of an Outsider on you; that person proved the Myriad Dao by controlling Myriad Weapons, and with strength that shouldn't be able to cross planes, forcibly broke through the plane barrier and walked out; afterward, he even dominated dozens of Life-Bound Weapons of Outsiders with an unrivaled posture! Unfortunately, he later died!"

Jiang Xuan immediately thought of that vague figure he had seen while comprehending "Passing Me" in the Western Emperor Sutra; though there was no evidence, Jiang Xuan had an inexplicable feeling that it was this person.

"And then?"

The person blinked at Jiang Xuan: "He dominated dozens of Life-Bound Weapons from some experts stronger than me!"

Jiang Xuan was stunned, suddenly understanding, his voice instantly rising two pitches: "You mean those people stronger than you want to kill me? Just because I carry the aura of the person who dominated them?"

"Otherwise?" the person said matter-of-factly.

"You carry his aura, which means either you are a reincarnation of a remnant soul of his, or you have some connection to him! They can't defeat him, so they come to you to vent their anger or prevent you from being a reincarnation who, after growing up, might snatch the weapons they newly forged; solving you in advance is perfectly reasonable, right?"

Listening to the explanation, Jiang Xuan suddenly felt it actually made perfect sense!

In this time, Jiang Xuan also figured out why he carried that expert's aura.

The other party should have been the previous owner of the Hongmeng Treasure Mirror; the vast weapon Dao Patterns within the mirror's inner sea were the accumulation of that person's foundation; having inherited the Hongmeng Treasure Mirror and using the weapon Dao Patterns within it, he naturally inevitably carried that person's karmic aura.

This was also why Jiang Xuan connected to that person when connecting to "Passing Me," because he had completely inherited all the Dao Pattern legacies of that person's Myriad Weapons!

It was just that the two walked different paths; that person controlled Myriad Weapons, specializing in artifacts! While Jiang Xuan chose to melt Myriad Weapons into his body! Specializing in the body, all weapons were merely nourishment for his body!

Whether the two paths were stronger or weaker wasn't certain; after all, Jiang Xuan currently still bore that person's power, with "Passing Me" constantly transmitting vast weapon Dao Patterns, slowly replenishing the Dao Patterns in all Great Saint Weapons, and also condensing a special Dao Pattern formed from his own body; this Dao Pattern could integrate all Dao Patterns fused into his body, but so far this special Dao Pattern had not yet been fully replenished to take effect.

Seeing Jiang Xuan remain silent, the person comforted him: "You don't need to worry too much; whether or not you are that person's reincarnation, that person's friends can still stop those who ignore Plane Rules; the rest, even if they come to this world, cannot break through this world's limit of the Dao Sacrifice Realm, and entering the Ten Thousand Worlds also requires paying a price! So currently, the world you're in should only suffer some unfavorable influences!"

Jiang Xuan widened his eyes: "He robbed so many people, and he still has friends?"

"Cough cough..." the person choked, glaring at Jiang Xuan: "That person's talent needs no saying; naturally his followers wouldn't be lacking! After all, that person only wanted weapons useful to him; those he didn't fancy naturally held no interest for him!"

"Then what about you?"

The person waved his hand: "I'm merely sent down by that person's friend to observe whether you are that person's reincarnation, a mere pawn! And to provide appropriate protection!"

As he spoke, the person carefully examined Jiang Xuan, as if observing whether Jiang Xuan would awaken some other memories or consciousness because of his words, but soon he was disappointed.

"So you're here to observe and protect me? But you still let the little monk appear before me?"

The corners of Yan's eyes and mouth twitched: "That was an accident! This has nothing to do with that little monk; who knew that in the time I took a nap on the sofa, he'd already started chatting with you!"

Jiang Xuan didn't speak further; the information the other party had revealed was already enough, and his mind was currently in a mess.

First, the "Boundary-Breaking Powerhouse" Yan spoke of should refer to those who can walk out of their own plane relying on their own ability, and the previous owner of the Hongmeng Treasure Mirror offended quite a few powerhouses among the Boundary-Breakers, so now the hatred has transferred to him.

But given the other party's personality of plundering the heavens, he actually still has friends! Willing to help block these powerhouses from finding trouble for him, and able to send people to observe him, showing that these friends' strength actually occupies the upper peak!

As it stands now, the trouble he faces next is trouble coming from the highest combat power of this world.

Thinking like this makes it simple... my ass!

The Zhetian World appears to pursue immortality, but the worldview behind it is terrifyingly vast!

After the Three Thousand Worlds is the Broken Immortal Realm, and above the Immortal Realm is the Supreme Highland!

Above the Great Emperor are the Red Dust Immortal, Immortal King, Quasi-Immortal Emperor, Immortal Emperor, Sacrificial Dao, and there should also be the Transcendence Realm belonging to the Boundary-Breaking Powerhouses, which is also the Sacrificial Dao Above of this world.

That is to say, the enemies he will face in the future will be existences even more terrifying than the progenitors of this plateau; they are bona fide big shots among big shots, and he is currently only at a cultivation level not yet having reached Quasi-Emperor — how could he possibly win!

Yan patted Jiang Xuan's shoulder: "You don't need to be anxious either; the Chaos Sea is boundless, a Great World isn't that easy to find, and the time flow speed of different worlds also differs — perhaps billions of years pass in this world, while outside the realm is but an instant."

Listening to the other party's comfort, Jiang Xuan's mood did indeed improve somewhat. Thinking more now is of no avail; when his cultivation level arrives, all problems will be solved effortlessly.

Currently, although he hasn't reached the Great Emperor Realm, he's not far off either! Once the Eight Trigrams Furnace finishes refining the Nine Li Map, it will be enough.

"Alright! Brother's leaving! Still got plenty of stuff to handle over there!" Yan, having delivered the message, his figure then vanished into space.

Jiang Xuan silently watched the other party depart, the fluctuations in his eyes slowly dissipating.

He didn't completely believe Yan's words; although the other party did reveal quite a bit of information, some of it was also fake!

For instance, according to what Yan said, he was just a nameless nobody, so why is his strength far surpassing a Great Emperor? Jiang Xuan has not failed to see the aura of a Great Emperor at peak, and even Wu Shi has already become an immortal now, which he has also experienced, but he couldn't sense even a shred of any aura from within Yan's body.

And judging from Yan's subconscious tone, those people arranged to target Jiang Xuan were all restricted within the Highland and the Immortal Domain, and could not freely enter and exit this world.

Then how could Yan, who can freely shuttle through and ignore all the Great Dao rules of this plane, possibly be as simple as he claimed.

Moreover, Jiang Xuan couldn't guarantee whether the aura Yan recognized was truly that "Past Self" eternal figure, or came from the Hongmeng Treasure Mirror.

His thoughts gradually calmed, Jiang Xuan let out a long breath, his eyes once again becoming steady and sharp.

Regardless of what the other party's purpose is, there is actually only one thing he needs to do: work hard to become stronger!

Since the Hongmeng Treasure Mirror chose him, he absolutely cannot hand the Hongmeng Treasure Mirror over to someone else!

Jiang Xuan just sat in meditation like this on the mountain peak, the Eight Trigrams Furnace emerging from within his body, floating above his palm.

The Nine Li Map began to be refined under the scorching of the ink-black flames!

This time, Jiang Xuan wasn't refining it to turn it into his own thing, but to integrate it into the Eight Trigrams Furnace, using it to enhance the Eight Trigrams Furnace's own power!

Regardless of what Yan's purpose is, whether the warning of danger is real or not, Jiang Xuan still decided to send the Eight Trigrams Furnace to the Emperor Soldier realm as soon as possible!

Years circulated, and the Nine Li Map finally began to have a small portion refined out.

What came along with it was the knowledge and historical foundation contained within the Nine Li Map!

As the sole Extreme Dao Emperor Soldier of the Nine Li Imperial Dynasty of Zhongzhou, it had been worshipped and strengthened over a dozen times front and back, among which the energy of the Three Thousand Worlds was frighteningly abundant!

If a Great Emperor controlled this Nine Li Map, waving a hand to suppress and kill two powerhouses of the same realm would be very easy! If held by a Quasi-Emperor, they would even have the power to fight a Great Emperor — this is the might of a foundation-rich Extreme Dao Emperor Soldier.

With the help of the Secret Path Seed, Jiang Xuan's speed of understanding knowledge was very fast; afterward, the refined Nine Li Map transformed into nourishment and was infused into the Eight Trigrams Furnace.

The eight large characters on the Eight Trigrams Furnace emitted intense light, the patterns around it climbing and manifesting like spider webs, the Dao Patterns clearly visible atop it!

Endless energy melted into the Eight Trigrams Furnace body, causing even the internal structure of the Eight Trigrams Furnace to greatly change; the ink-black flames also began to metamorphose under the influence of the main body Eight Trigrams Furnace, and the speed of refining the Nine Li Map became even faster!

Under such a virtuous cycle, Jiang Xuan's refining speed became faster and faster!

The Dao Patterns on the Eight Trigrams Furnace body finally became complete, relying on it they continued to grow brighter! The originally spider-web-like patterns gradually became thicker and crimson, a stifling aura surged around the mountain peak, the surrounding clouds and mist rolled and howled, a single Eight Trigrams Furnace spiritual power shadow stood tall between heaven and earth! (Chapter End)