Chapter 300

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Protagonist:

Jiang Xuan

In the Great Wilderness, the survival environment was harsh, and every tribe struggled to survive.

The strength of one's power directly determined the rise, fall, survival, and destruction of a tribe.

For large tribes numbering tens of thousands, the birth of a Blood Transformation Realm cultivator was a once-in-a-century event.

Once a Blood Transformation Realm cultivator appeared in a tribe, the entire tribe would celebrate together.

The Blood Transformation Realm was already transcendent and unworldly; their existence allowed a tribe to gain the upper hand in competition with other tribes.

Whether in status in the Great Wilderness or in obtaining scarce food and precious cultivation resources, they would achieve a qualitative leap, far surpassing the past.

Now, Shi Cun, an inconspicuous small village of only one or two hundred people, actually possessed dozens of Cave Heaven Realm cultivators.

Such a terrifying proportion of cultivators, placed in any region of the Great Wilderness and its surroundings, would absolutely leave people stunned.

This was unimaginable.

Recalling when Boy went to the Bu Tian Pavilion, those great clans who sent their children to cultivate at the Bu Tian Pavilion seemed powerful and had deep foundations, but in terms of cultivation results, compared to Shi Cun, they were worlds apart and completely unable to catch up.

Usually, only those princely mansions that controlled tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of li of vast territory, had influence everywhere, and possessed extremely rich resources could, through massive resource investment, top-tier cultivation arts, and excellent teaching, cultivate such an astonishing proportion of ordinary clansmen and cultivators.

Shi Cun was small, but had all five viscera.

However, the current Shi Cun was no longer what it once was and already possessed the powerful strength to establish itself in the Great Wilderness.

Shi Cun, relying on these dozens of Blood Transformation Realm cultivators, was enough to stand firm in the Great Wilderness.

As long as the people of Shi Cun remained cautious at all times, were not tempted into losing their heads, and did not rashly enter those forbidden zones in the Great Wilderness, then the life of the people of Shi Cun in the Great Wilderness could basically be quite comfortable.

Boy was about to enter the Spirit Transformation Realm.

In the Cave Heaven Realm, he had truly surpassed the limit, and the Ten Cave Heavens transformed into a single unique furnace.

When he was at the Ten Cave Heavens, he wanted to fight that "little brother," but unfortunately it had never been realized.

In the legends of the Ancient Times, Double Pupils were regarded as chosen ones; if they could not open the Ten Cave Heavens, it was simply absurd to the extreme.

Shi Yi was a cultivation prodigy; since stepping onto the path of cultivation, he had excavated the potential of every realm to the limit of living beings and achieved extraordinary feats.

At the Blood Transformation Realm, ordinary people having ten thousand jin of strength was already considered decent talent, but Shi Yi could carry one hundred thousand jin of immense force.

He swung a fist, the mountain ranges trembled, the earth roared, and he broke the cultivation world's understanding of the power of the Blood Transformation Realm.

Opening Cave Heavens in the Cave Heaven Realm was extremely difficult; opening one required consuming vast energy and understanding the rules of Heaven and Earth, and opening multiple was even harder than ascending to heaven.

But Shi Yi actually opened Ten Cave Heavens; the treasures within each Cave Heaven possessed boundless power, resonated with each other, formed a perfect divine power cycle, laid a solid foundation for subsequent cultivation, and shocked the cultivation world.

In the Spirit Transformation Realm, Shi Yi's flesh became spirit, could keenly perceive divine power for his own use, reshape his true self, purify his soul, and his strength and realm leaped.

Even with the Supreme Bone and Double Pupils, after reaching the limit of living beings, to break through the shackles and enter a higher realm still depended on opportunity, comprehension, and effort.

"Little brother..."

"What a pity, this time we couldn't catch him at the Bu Tian Pavilion. Someone from an Ancient Era Divine Mountain silently took him away." Boy was full of regret and sighed softly.

The words behind were not spoken, but the feeling of loss was evident.

He had hoped to "reunite" with that little brother at the Bu Tian Pavilion, but now his wish was unfulfilled.

Shi Yi entered the Ancient Era Holy Academy through talent and strength, but therefore missed exploring the Bai Duan Shan.

The Bai Duan Shan were mysterious and dangerous, hiding treasure opportunities, but also filled with demon beast traps.

After Boy returned from the Bai Duan Shan to the Bu Tian Pavilion, he wandered around the Ancient Era Holy Academy every day, wanting to catch this cousin.

He longed to spar with Shi Yi.

He wanted to take back everything he had lost.

Just as Boy hoped to duel with Shi Yi, Jiang Xuan appeared in Duan Kong Cheng, stirring up a thousand waves.

Everyone recognized him as the person who committed atrocities in the Shi Guo Imperial Capital back then.

The people of the Rain King Mansion and the Martial King Mansion carefully recalled that the reason Jiang Xuan kicked the mansion back then was to speak up for a child, and combined with the age of the Beast Milk Child.

They reached a terrifying conclusion: the Beast Milk Child might be that child back then!

If the deduction was true, that child not only did not die but also became the strongest in the Blood Transformation Realm, opened Ten Cave Heavens, and was a Youth Supreme.

Jiang Xuan displayed terrifying strength in Duan Kong Cheng; the Mo Ling Lake Venerable had no power to fight back and fell instantly.

His death made everyone realize how terrifying Jiang Xuan was.

Boy ran to the Ancient Era Holy Academy every day; they feared and worried, a duel between Boy and Shi Yi would surely trigger a storm, and Jiang Xuan's appearance made the situation even more unpredictable.

They dared not let Shi Yi face Boy, fearing disaster would strike and the clan would suffer eternal calamity; they could only observe secretly and wait for the storm to subside.

This made Boy often sigh to the heavens, seeking a defeat but unable to get one, how lonely.

Jiang Xuan used divine abilities to baptize the entire village again.

Shi Cun was filled with joy everywhere; villagers gathered in groups of three or five, with undisguised smiles on their faces, and what they talked about was the great happy event of the children's baptism.

For the children of Shi Cun, this baptism was the key that unlocked their potential.

They, originally ordinary and unremarkable, after the baptism, had their essence, qi, and spirit completely renewed.

Some children who were once timid and introverted now held their heads high and chests out.

Everyone believed these children were full of infinite possibilities and might one day truly become princes and generals who shook a region.

After all, which parent doesn't hope their child will make something of themselves? This is the most simple and sincere expectation in any world.

"Master, Huo Ling Er says you've become a god?" Boy grabbed Jiang Xuan's clothes.

He had asked this question many times, and every answer he received left him confused.

It was not that he didn't hope Jiang Xuan would become a god; on the contrary, in Boy's heart, Master was the most powerful person, and becoming a god was a matter of course.

But this news came without warning, leaving him dazed and confused, with no time to properly digest it.

Boy did not cultivate, and did not know what a spirit deity was.

He knew what his Master becoming a god meant for him and Shi Cun.

With a spirit deity backing them, that was simply rock-solid confidence.

Whether facing provocations from other villages or roaming the perilous Eight Domains, he could hold his head high and fear nothing.

From now on, when traveling outside, once others heard he was from Shi Cun and had a spirit deity supporting him from behind, they would all show him three parts of respect.

But even with so many benefits, this sudden news still made Boy feel everything was unreal, his heart empty and hollow, filled with a sense of unease.

"Boy, how can you slander my innocence out of thin air? I'm not, really not, don't talk nonsense!" Hearing Boy's words, Jiang Xuan wore an expression of being both amused and exasperated, and hurriedly spoke up to refute.

Saying this, he extended a finger and waved it before Boy's eyes, explaining: "Look, I'm only one cultivation realm higher than you."

"The path of cultivation is long and arduous; becoming a god is not so easy, and there is still a long road to walk."

"Oh!" Boy nodded as if understanding but not quite, but soon his gaze became firm.

Boy thrust out his chest, declaring earnestly: "Then I must cultivate desperately and become a god quickly! Once I become a god, I'll help Master become a god too."

The primordial god drove the later god.

Boy ran off to play; having achieved astonishing results in cultivation, he became a hero in the children's hearts.

A group of children clustered tightly around him, shouting to play games.

Boy's eyeballs turned, and he thought of a novel way to play.

Boy ran off to play; he became the "boss" in the children's hearts, and a group of children cheered and clustered around him, chattering about what to play.

Boy decided to take everyone to play a special steam sauna.

He quickly formed hand seals with both hands, spiritual power surged around him, and immediately, a huge furnace appeared out of thin air.

This furnace was precisely the materialization of his divine ability from cultivation; the furnace walls emitted an ancient luster, and steam rose faintly from the furnace mouth.

The children were both surprised and delighted, gathering around the furnace to curiously inspect it.

Boy controlled the furnace, slowly adjusting the heat, and strands of warm air currents surged toward the children.

At first, the heat was gentle and mild, like a spring breeze; the children narrowed their eyes comfortably, enjoying this novel experience, and from time to time exclaimed from their mouths, "Wow, so comfortable!"

As Boy increased his spiritual power output, the furnace's temperature rapidly rose.

"So hot, so hot!"

Shou Hou's face was flushed red, and sweat kept bursting from his forehead.

But the children's unyielding spirit rose up; even though they were sweating all over from the heat, no one said they wanted to give up.

The temperature grew higher and higher; the children were made restless by the heat, some fanning themselves hard with their hands, others simply unbuttoned their clothes.

Suddenly, Bi Ti Wa fell backward from the heat, nearly falling flat on his back, drawing loud laughter from everyone, and the tense atmosphere instantly relaxed considerably.

But even so, the excitement in everyone's eyes did not diminish at all; in this scorching "sauna room," they fully released their childlike innocence.

A child's happiness is pure and simple; this unique sauna aided by a divine furnace, though hot enough to make one sweat, was only made possible thanks to Boy's powerful divine ability, yet it did not hinder laughter and joy from drifting freely above the village.

"Master, can I next impact the Spirit Transformation Realm?" Boy's voice rang out loudly.

At this moment, he stood on the open ground of Shi Cun, steadily supporting the huge "sauna furnace" with one hand.

His other hand continuously output spiritual power outward.

Boy maintained the posture of supporting the bathing furnace with one hand while freely controlling spiritual power output with the other, showing not the slightest sign of strain on his face, and quickly ran to Jiang Xuan's side.

"It's enough; with your current foundation, looking across the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, at the stage of Blood Moving Realm and Cave Heaven Realm, you can be called unique among ten thousand households and unparalleled in the world, with no one able to surpass you."

Boy being able to possess such a foundation was due to countless days and nights of arduous cultivation.

Even he could not find a single fault.

During those days, whether under the scorching sun or the biting cold wind, Boy never had a shred of slackness.

The sweat he poured on the training ground had long since converged into a river, and the pain he endured each time he broke through his limits had long since become the cornerstone of his current powerful strength.

In the two realms of Blood Moving Realm and Cave Heaven Realm, the height Boy had reached had long since left others far behind.

The sole Cave Heaven, or the sole furnace, number one under Tianxia.

Half a year passed in the blink of an eye, and Shi Cun remained tranquil and peaceful.

"Hmm?"

Jiang Xuan stood with hands behind his back, his expression calm: "Willow God, you must have sensed it too?"

Willow God's strength had now returned to the Void Dao Realm, and in the Three Thousand Dao Provinces she was already a Jiaoren-level powerhouse; anomalies in such a special place naturally could not escape her perception.

Willow God merely had a calm expression and lightly replied: "Hmm."

Willow God's gaze looked toward the distance, as if able to see through the obstacles of time, and she slowly said: "At present, time is chaotic and spiritual power tides are abnormal; according to my calculations, in about two or three years, the Kun Peng Nest will fully appear in the world."

"You are not planning to go explore it, are you?" Willow God looked at Jiang Xuan, somewhat doubtful: "There probably aren't any treasures there that you would value."

Jiang Xuan's strength was unfathomable; ordinary treasures were naturally not worth mentioning to him. By mentioning the Kun Peng Nest this time, could there be another hidden meaning?

Jiang Xuan's expression remained calm; he shook his head slightly and smiled as he explained: "I do not plan to go myself; rather, I want Boy to go gain experience. The Kun Peng Nest hides Kun Peng's ancient weapon; for Boy's growth, it might be of great benefit."

"The Heavenly Desolation Halberd?" Willow God was slightly startled; she had always thought this quasi-Immortal King Artifact had already been destroyed in the cruel Xian Gu Great War, but unexpectedly it still remained in the world.

Even though the Heavenly Desolation Halberd was broken into three sections, its spirituality had not yet been extinguished; if it could be repaired, for a junior like Boy with unparalleled talent, it would undoubtedly be like adding wings to a tiger, and in this perilous Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, it would add a few points of self-preservation power.

Willow God couldn't help but sigh: "Kun Peng has already fallen; I didn't expect her weapon to have been preserved." Remembering the time she fought side by side with Kun Peng in the past, a hint of melancholy arose in Willow God's heart.

That was a period of hot-blooded and stirring yet tragically heroic years.

Jiang Xuan's expression remained unchanged; he calmly spoke shocking words: "She did not die in battle. Even if plagued by injuries and illness, with her resilience and strength, she could have survived to this day."

Hearing this, Willow God's heart trembled, and she looked at Jiang Xuan full of doubt.

Jiang Xuan continued to reveal the truth: "During the Xian Gu Great War, she withdrew from the front lines with heavy injuries, but what was truly fatal was the Immortal-Slaying Curse."

Willow God's aura instantly surged violently, and shocking waves rose in her heart; she never expected that Kun Peng actually died from such a vicious method.

Willow God suppressed the anger and shock in her heart; after her aura stabilized, her voice was ice-cold and piercing: "True Immortals of the Xian Yu."

This blood feud, one day I will make those people pay the price.

The Severing Immortal Curse is incomparably vicious; it rarely circulates in the outside world, and most Immortal Kings do not know it.

It has little effect on Immortal Kings, but for True Immortals and cultivators below, it is a fatal killing move.

In the late era of Xian Gu, there was actually a True Immortal who cultivated it to a profound realm.

When Kunpeng was struck by the curse back then, some Immortal Kings like Willow Deity had already died in battle, while others were still fighting bloody battles against the Undying Kings of Yi Yu.

If there had been an Immortal King guarding at that time, how could Kunpeng have suffered such a vicious attack?

"Fought a lifetime guarding the homeland, didn't die at enemy hands, yet was harmed by one's own people — Xian Yu, what a Xian Yu!"

Recalling these years of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths defending Xian Yu against Yi Yu's invasions, Willow Deity's heart was filled with mixed feelings.

Xian Yu has the grace of assistance, but this grudge, she absolutely cannot forget either.

Willow Deity suddenly anxiously wanted to go to the Kunpeng Nest to investigate thoroughly, her heart still holding a thread of fluke hope — perhaps Kunpeng was still alive.

But soon she calmed down, thinking that Jiang Xuan came from the future and knew many hidden secrets; Kunpeng had most likely truly fallen, and a wave of bleak sorrow surged in her heart.

Willow Deity looked at Jiang Xuan and reminded: "The Kun Peng Chao still needs several years before it will fully open; the true original of the precious technique and the Heaven Desolation Halberd will probably have to wait some time before they can be found."

Jiang Xuan's face was relaxed; he waved his hand: "No rush, they won't disappear into thin air anyway. And I never planned to go get them myself; Boy going there for a round of tempering will greatly benefit his cultivation." (Chapter End)