Chapter 248: Multiverse: A Person in Zhetian, Refining Treasures to Become Emperor Chapter 248 Wang Bo

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Protagonist:

Jiang Xuan

Hongmeng Realm Shen City, where Chaos and Order interweave, and the laws of Heaven and Earth manifest and resound.

A youth crossed the endless Void from Beidou, completing his registration.

His silhouette was imposing, his features sharp, with sword-like brows and star-like eyes, deep and piercing.

Though only at the Zhan Dao Realm, he possessed an aura that transcended the rules of Heaven and Earth; the laws of Heaven and Earth surrounded and resonated with him like subjects paying court to an emperor.

He was a peerless prodigy who dominated the past ages.

In the long river of time, those who could stand shoulder to shoulder with him were few and far between.

He was Wang Bo.

"So this is Hongmeng Realm?"

Wang Bo looked down upon Shen City, where crowds moved like ants.

In the era of his birth, where could such a wondrous place be found?

"Little friend, are you new to Hongmeng Realm?" A dog-headed man had come to Wang Bo at some point.

"Indeed. In all my years of cultivation, this is my first time setting foot here."

Wang Bo gave a slight nod, his expression candid, not hiding his status as a newcomer.

"Little friend, then you've missed many opportunities!"

The dog-headed man's smile grew richer. "I see that though you are young, you have already reached the Zhan Dao Realm. The Dao rhythm within you is restrained, your divine power like a slumbering Ancient Times dragon, dormant and waiting to erupt. In the future, you will surely be an existence that dominates one side. If you had entered Hongmeng Realm earlier, perhaps by now you would already be on the path to becoming a Saint!"

"Everything is fate." Wang Bo slowly turned around, his gaze like a torch, staring directly at the dog-headed man.

Hearing this, a flash of astonishment crossed the dog-headed man's eyes as he carefully sized up Wang Bo, secretly marveling in his heart that this youth's confidence was like the Chaos Will from the beginning of the universe's creation, unshakable.

The youth before him was by no means a creature of the pond.

"Little friend, since you are new here, why not let me show you the wonders of Hongmeng Realm!" The dog-headed man invited him enthusiastically. In the mundane world, such enthusiasm would inevitably arouse suspicion, but this was Hongmeng Realm, where anything was possible.

In Hongmeng Realm, only Saints had the qualification to apply for a shop and reside here permanently.

This was not a rule set by Jiang Xuan, but rather because only Saints and experts above that realm possessed sufficient power to bear the spiritual drain brought by a shop.

"In these past five hundred years, the number of people stepping onto the path of cultivation is as countless as the sands of the Ganges, impossible to measure. With the spread of the Bing Hun System and the free circulation of resources, the number of cultivators at every realm has grown explosively, by who knows how many times."

The dog-headed man looked up at the sky, his eyes full of emotion, his voice carrying amazement at the great changes of the era. "The changes brought by these five hundred years have an influence that even far surpasses the past fifty thousand years, five million years!"

"Heroes of the world emerge in abundance, like twinkling stars, yet in the past many were buried in the dust of history. Now, everyone has a chance to bloom with brilliance; such a grand scene is only natural."

Wang Bo's expression was calm, his gaze deep, as he looked at the dog-headed man and slowly voiced his opinion.

His voice was like a great bell, resounding between Heaven and Earth, carrying a composure that saw through worldly affairs.

"Those remote places once had paths of cultivation filled with thorns, hardships and dangers beyond imagination. But now, with the existence of Hongmeng Realm, everything is completely different."

The dog-headed man gave a slight nod, his tone full of sighs. The contrast between past hardships and present convenience made one involuntarily lament the changes of the times.

"All of this is the magnificent achievement of the Heavenly Emperor!" Mentioning the Heavenly Emperor, a fervent light instantly ignited in the dog-headed man's eyes, and his enthusiasm grew even higher.

Wang Bo listened quietly, pondering in his heart.

"Fellow Daoist, look!" Suddenly, the dog-headed man abruptly grabbed Wang Bo, pointing in a direction, his voice carrying irrepressible excitement.

There was a street stall there, with only a single item placed on it alone—a pitch-black long staff, with a tattered gray cloth fluttering above it.

"This is a damaged divine weapon, not yet a Great Power Weapon." Wang Bo saw through its reality at a glance.

"If I am not mistaken, it is very likely a divine weapon refined by the Heavenly Emperor in the past—the Chaos Banner!" The dog-headed man lowered his voice and leaned close to Wang Bo.

Hearing this, Wang Bo's expression instantly turned grave.

His gaze locked onto the damaged divine weapon, and he actually discovered some differences.

This divine weapon was of a very low grade, and the Dao patterns within it were unheard of and unseen.

This Chaos Banner was simply born for him.

Though its grade was not high, it possessed infinite possibilities.

It could be his treasure for proving the Dao.

"Tearing apart Hongmeng Chaos, shattering the Time of all Heavens, controlling the mysteries of all laws, opening up the realms of Heaven and Earth." The dog-headed man softly spoke of the wonders of the Chaos Banner.

In an instant, Wang Bo's gaze became fervent.

"Go, go, go, if you don't want it, don't block others." The stall owner was also a dog-headed man, his face full of impatience.

"I'll take this banner."

"A discount, ten thousand points."

It wasn't too expensive; Wang Bo already knew how to obtain points.

There were two ways to obtain points: one was to sell scriptures and knowledge not yet recorded by Hongmeng Realm, the other was to enter Hongmeng Realm's Lun Dao Platform and defeat rivals.

Wang Bo without hesitation communicated with Hongmeng Realm's Primordial Qi, selling some scriptures that were not too core. This Chaos Banner, he was determined to obtain.

"Once sold, no returns or exchanges." Wang Bo bought the Chaos Banner; the stall owner's face lit up with joy, then quickly concealed it.

Wang Bo bought the Chaos Banner, suppressed the excitement in his heart, bade farewell to the dog-headed man, and toured Hongmeng Realm alone.

"Encompassing all things, having everything..."

He had only walked a short distance when he heard bargaining voices from not far away.

Mixed in were words like "Ye Tian Emperor," full of mysterious color.

"This Chaos Cauldron is indeed powerful, but it's only at the Holy Soldier level. Two thousand points, not a single point more!" An old man said while bargaining with a stall owner.

Chaos Cauldron?

Wang Bo looked at that cauldron, his pupils contracting sharply. This cauldron?

Its level surpassed the Chaos Banner, its profundity in no way inferior to the Chaos Banner!

Two thousand points?

"Qian Kun Great Sage, you can't say that. This Saint-level Chaos Cauldron—can it be the same as an ordinary Chaos Cauldron? Ye Tian Emperor comprehended the deepest imprint of the Chaos Cauldron and Banner on the World Tree, and fused the Mother Qi Cauldron of All Things, capable of refining Heaven and Earth. My Chaos Cauldron here is truly an imitation of Ye Tian Emperor's cauldron." The stall owner shook his head and waggled his brain, looking as if to say take it or leave it.

Looking again at his stall, several exquisite magic treasure embryos were neatly arranged.

"Dinghai Divine Pearl, Zhongtian Auspicious Clouds, Seven Treasures Mystic Art... A huge clearance sale, not ninety-eight thousand, not ninety-eight hundred, only ninety-eight."

Wang Bo looked at the Chaos Banner in his hand, finally letting out a long sigh.

"Heavenly Emperor, piercing through heaven and earth!"

Wang Bo entered the World Tree, five hundred years of time settling here, the scriptures and treasures of this place already rich beyond imagination.

Whether loose cultivators cultivating idly, ancient families with deep foundations, or sects with long inheritances, they all sent their cherished collections here, then relying on accumulated points to exchange for more superior, more powerful treasures.

Those ancient aristocratic families and holy legacies with inheritances of hundreds of thousands of years had foundations that could be called astonishing.

Speaking only of the collection of scriptures and secret arts, though at the top level they could not compare with Jiang Xuan, the quantity of basic and middle-level ones was enormous enough to leave one gasping.

Wang Bo raised his eyes, gazing at the dense, seemingly endless scriptures, his heart filled with mixed feelings.

He had merely slept for a while, and when he opened his eyes again, the entire world had actually been turned upside down.

In this vast universe, such a saying circulated: If you want something, and cannot find it in the Hongmeng Realm, it is not that the Hongmeng Realm does not have it, but that your points are insufficient and your permissions are not enough.

All that Wang Bo had seen and heard along the way confirmed this saying, and his words were no exaggeration.

Wang Bo stepped to the light orb and raised his hand to begin searching.

Wang Bo silently browsed, his expression calm, not uttering a word.

Then he searched for Heavenly Emperor. In the Mythical Era, he faked his death to escape; in this life, just awakening, he had constantly heard legends of the Heavenly Emperor. With this search, scriptures and secret arts related to the Heavenly Emperor came pouring in, so numerous they were like a sea of smoke.

Countless divine weapon and magic treasure imprints all came from the Heavenly Emperor, and he even created the Soldier Soul System.

The world says the Heavenly Emperor is an immortal.

"Does an immortal truly exist in the world?" Wang Bo looked up, gazing at those several secret arts above, his heart surging with waves.

"The Hongmeng List has been updated!" Suddenly, a shout broke the calm. In an instant, everyone took action, swarming toward the same direction.

"The Hongmeng List." Wang Bo murmured softly; he knew what it was.

"That's right, today is precisely the update day." The youth nodded slightly, then said, "There is the Zhan Dao List, Saint List, Saint King List, Great Sage List, Quasi-Emperor List, and the most revered..."

"The Supreme List!"

Where crowds gather, there must be jianghu strife.

The Zhetian World, in a sense, is also a vast and turbulent jianghu. Within it, no matter what cultivation realm, it is difficult to transcend the bonds of fame and profit.

Do not think that in such an extraordinary high-level world, fame is of little importance.

In fact, in the universe, fame is often closely connected with the invisible trend and fortune.

In the past, before the Hongmeng Realm appeared, the Heaven's Prides of the Ten Thousand Races would always gather in one place through various means, competing on the Emperor Road.

The winners would have their names spread far and wide, transmitted throughout the universe, the great trend would befall them, and endless fortune would roll in.

Thereafter, various opportunities and miracles came one after another, constantly nourishing their Dao Attainment.

Looking back at ancient and modern times, never has any Great Emperor achieved imperial deeds in obscurity.

And now, the Hongmeng Realm has appeared out of nowhere; all living beings in the entire universe can directly communicate and duel.

The Heaven's Prides are fearless and naturally fight incessantly.

Today, you might defeat the Heaven's Prides of other Star Domains; tomorrow, you might be defeated by others.

In the five hundred years of time, some people's names have gradually become known throughout the entire universe; they are all the strongest among those of the same realm!

Later, the Heavenly Emperor established the Hongmeng List.

On these Hongmeng Six Lists, the Heaven's Prides with brilliant battle achievements and names spread throughout the universe are recorded in detail.

As soon as the Hongmeng List appeared, it instantly tugged at everyone's heartstrings, and the contention in the universe became even more intense.

After all, this is a list established by the Heavenly Emperor; if one can make the list, it means one is among the top tier of the same realm!

As for the credibility of the Hongmeng List, no one questions it at all.

According to statistics by concerned people, the Heaven's Prides listed on the Hongmeng List encounter opportunities and miracles far more times than those nameless people on the list!

The Hongmeng List, World Tree, and Lun Dao Platform have become the things most concerned by the entire universe in the Hongmeng Realm.

Wang Bo strode into the place where the Hongmeng List was located.

"Fellow Daoist, with your Zhan Dao Realm, you might not be unable to leave your name on this Hongmeng List." Someone, seeing Wang Bo's extraordinary bearing, said casually.

"Naturally so." Wang Bo's expression was stern, staring at the six lists, his tone decisive, exuding an innate domineering aura and confidence.

The future supreme peak, he must surely reach the top.

"Hahahaha!" A hearty laugh suddenly rang out, breaking the solemnity and dignity here.

A cultivator with a majestic aura emanating from his whole body, with a gentle smile on his face, looked at Wang Bo and said, "Both of you, harboring great ambitions and lofty aspirations, this is indeed a good thing."

"But the path of cultivation is like sailing a boat against the current; only by being down-to-earth, taking one step at a time, and giving it your all can you steadily advance on this road full of hardships and challenges. As long as you give your all, when you look back in the future, you will not leave any regrets."

The Great Sage turned his gaze to Wang Bo, light flashing in his eyes, as if recalling the glorious years of the past, carrying a touch of vicissitudes and emotion.

"When I was young, I was also a peerless genius famous throughout the ancient stars; at that time, I was high-spirited, proud and arrogant, and looked down on everything."

"But only after stepping into this vast and boundless Hongmeng Realm did I realize that what this world lacks least is so-called geniuses. Only by constantly breaking through oneself can one leave one's own mark in the river of history."

Being able to cultivate to the Great Sage Realm, though with the help of the Hongmeng Realm, one's own talent is also astonishingly brilliant.

The sudden appearance of the Hongmeng Realm was like a heaven-and-earth-changing cultivation revolution, greatly enhancing the overall strength of cultivators; countless cultivators, nourished by the Hongmeng Realm, broke through their own limits and reached realms previously unattainable by talent alone.

"Those Heaven's Prides on the Hongmeng List, even those ranked low, are all strong fighters who can fight to the death on the Lun Dao Platform! Every one of their battles can be called earth-shattering and ghost-weeping!"

The Great Sage shook his head slightly, his eyes full of admiration and awe, "The existences among the top few on every list all have the glorious record of defeating Supreme-level shadows of the same level! Those shadows were all unparalleled Supremes who once dominated heaven and earth!"

The Hongmeng Realm descended, and the landscape of cultivation underwent a tremendous change.

Countless mysterious secret arts and supreme gods surged into the World Tree like mountains overturning and seas pouring in. The inheritances of the Heavenly Venerates, Ancient Emperors, and even Great Emperors, once sealed by the dust of years and buried by history, all saw the light of day once more.

For a while, the entire universe was ignited, and the glories of the past became dim backdrops.

The level of prosperity far exceeded the imagination of ordinary people.

In this prosperous era, the proud sons of heaven shone like stars, advancing indomitably. The combat power of the entire universe grew in an explosive manner, and every corner was filled with fighting spirit.

Yet Wang Bo stood like an ancient god mountain unchanged since time immemorial, steady and composed, his expression calm.

In his eyes, the shifting winds and clouds of the world were nothing more than ordinary scenery on the path of cultivation, unable to shake him by a bit.

To him, these changes, though shocking, could not constitute an obstacle; with his extraordinary strength, he could handle them with ease.

As a Chaos Body, he was in harmony with all Daos.

This heaven-defying gift had potential that was immeasurable as it rose, and his future was filled with infinite possibilities.

"Has anyone ever defeated the Heavenly Emperor's shadow?" Wang Bo slightly raised his eyes, a trace of inquiry flashing through.

The Great Sage beside him instantly wore a heavy expression like an abyss: "The Heavenly Emperor transcends past, present, and future. Whether it is the Heavenly Emperor himself or the shadow in the Lun Dao Platform, no one can resist him, no one can match him."

"Moreover, to this day, no one is qualified to face the Heavenly Emperor's shadow!"

The Great Sage continued, his voice carrying awe and emotion, "Only by defeating the Supreme shadow on the first layer of the Lun Dao Platform can one be qualified to challenge the second layer. And the Heavenly Emperor is on the supreme third layer!"

"In the second layer are peerless powerhouses like the Empresses and the Undying Heavenly Emperor who are impacting the Fairyland realm! Even the Emperor Venerate was already at the level of an immortal during his lifetime. To this day, no one has been able to retreat unscathed from their shadows!"

(Chapter End)