CHAPTER 868: CHAPTER 591: STRONGEST IN THE EASTERN DOMAIN

Lu Chenzhou only now noticed that there was an unremarkable white-robed elder standing beside him.

"Senior, are you Liu Suifeng?"

Lu Chenzhou had never heard of this person, but this elder’s aura was restrained and his demeanor had returned to nature. Lu thought him an ordinary Seventh Realm, yet the elder could see through his Hidden Element disguising Divine Skill at a glance—his true strength was above that of an Eternal Immortal, definitely not an ordinary Eighth Realm.

"Liu Suifeng. But not many remember that name now. This old man myself is almost forgetting it as well. More people prefer to call me... Kunxu Ancestor."

The white-robed elder sent a transmission voice.

Lu Chenzhou’s body gave a violent shudder.

"Junior greets Kunxu Ancestor."

This man’s great name was resounding like thunder—Qingyunzi was able to reach the Eighth Realm also thanks to this man’s guidance.

"Haha."

Kunxu Ancestor laughed cheerfully, producing the corpse of a fish demon emanating an extremely terrifying aura, then tore a rift in the void and sent the fish demon swallowing into it.

Lu Chenzhou broke out in a cold sweat, feeling that same bone-chilling terror as back when he faced the Dragon and Tiger Great Saint.

"The fish demon was a Demigod when alive, extremely difficult to destroy. Wanming Law Master used all his might and could only temporarily suppress it, using the Star Constellation Sea’s vein of water and a Great Array to erase its Divinity. After endless ages wore it down, the fish demon’s strength was less than a tenth of its former, but it still took much effort. If one is not a Great Power, to fight a Demigod is as hard as climbing to the heavens."

Kunxu Ancestor muttered to himself.

Lu Chenzhou asked:

"Senior, have you been to Mountain and Sea Tower long before?"

Kunxu Ancestor nodded:

"Mountain and Sea Tower opens every three thousand years. Since ancient times, many mighty ones have entered. If you complete the Tower’s tasks, you gain fortune. The last time I entered, I’d just stepped into the Eighth Realm."

Qi Refiners’ lifespan is long—a Seventh Realm has three thousand years, Eighth Realm six thousand, Ninth Realm start from ten thousand. In fact, Qi Refiners are mostly skilled in all kinds of life-extending methods, spiritual elixirs, divine talismans and arrays, so many Eighth Realm live ten thousand years.

Kunxu Ancestor said:

"Young friend, you are not very old, are you?"

"Uh, not really old."

"You do have great talent. Less than a hundred years to reach the Seventh Realm—must be a Seventh Realm Martial Artist from Tianxia human civilization. Lu Chenzhou, right?"

"Exactly."

The elder saw through Lu Chenzhou’s real identity at a glance. Lu was resigned to it, never thinking there’d be such half-step Great Powers inside Mountain and Sea Tower.

Tianxia Civilization is a hegemon amongst the Three Thousand Worlds. With the elder’s means and power, if he really wanted to, tracking him down was only natural.

After all, he is the civilization’s leader.

Liu Suifeng wasn’t too surprised either. Along his way, he’d seen so many geniuses, as plentiful as the fish in the river.

He also knew that Martial Artists’ relentless advance trades short life for power; if they don’t become Great Powers, all are just ants.

Aside from the uncertain, possibly hidden Great Powers or True Spirits, he considered himself currently the number one in Eastern Extreme Territory. Even so, dealing with a half-sealed, heavily injured, and weakened Demigod, he almost failed.

"Senior, this junior has a question."

"Speak."

"From these Mountain and Sea Tower bounty tasks, there seem to be Evil Gods still in the Three Thousand Worlds?"

"Little fellow, do you know how many Demigods among the stars participated in the Divine War?"

"I do not know."

"Three hundred. In the early stage of the Divine War, most Evil Gods and Demigods were restrained by the Divine Court to the Great Wilderness Main Battlefield. When the passage to the heavens was sealed, they were trapped in the Forbidden Zone. But some, as Evil God contingencies, had already sneaked into the Three Thousand Realms to hide. Later, in the late stage of the Divine War, we found them, and the Sea and Mountain Oath with the Four Heavenly Sects launched attacks everywhere, exterminating some of them.

But some, due to insufficient time, could not be eliminated, and to truly kill a Demigod, you must utterly erase their Divinity—that is, their Demigod will.

Otherwise, even if you kill them, Demigods can be reborn in their own Divine Kingdoms. At best, you’re just wasting some Evil God Divine Power, treating the symptoms not the root.

Thus, in the late stage of the Divine War, the Number One Array Master of the Great Wilderness, Wanming Law Master, alongside many Great Powers cultivating the supreme sealing Art ’Seven Sins Prison Suppressing Scripture’ like the Nine-layered Prison Master, laid out thirty-six Demon Suppression Arrays on the foundation of the Four Great Continents and Thirty-six Great Realms, gathering the power of Earth and Water from each realm, sealing thirty-six Demigods to end future troubles. Now, twenty-three have been fully wiped out, but thirteen Demigods still linger with a final breath. And with the revival of the gods, their power is also returning—there is a possibility of breaking the seal."

Lu Chenzhou’s heart tightened.

"Thirteen Demigods?"

Damn, that’s scary! The current power of the Three Thousand Worlds can’t even deal with one; the only surviving Blue Mountain Great Emperor he knows of is still trapped in Buddha Country, unable to act directly.

Kunxu Ancestor laughed, "However, you folks from the Three Great Fire Seed Worlds need not worry for now. While the great barrier remains unbroken, Demigods cannot invade. The purpose of Mountain and Sea Tower is to wipe out the remaining Demigods."

"Thank you, Senior. Wishing you soon reach Great Power."

Lu Chenzhou bowed in gratitude.

"Let us encourage each other."

This strongest figure in the Eastern Domain left.

Lu Chenzhou then checked all the bounty Jade Scrolls related to slaying Demigods by the tree.

"Good news—none in Xia Realm."

The highest-level task in Xia Realm is related to the Dragon and Tiger Great Saint—requiring the subduing of that fierce creature.

The winner can get two thousand High Grade Primordial Stones, or the complete Ninth Rank inheritance of the ’Myriad Law Book.’

[Heavenly Pool World Bounty: Exterminate the ’Heavenly Disaster Demon Lord’ suppressed by Chasing Sun Dragon Emperor in the Heavenly Pond during the Divine War; submitting its corpse nets fifty thousand High Grade Primordial Stones or a Supreme Treasure (excluding Mountain and Sea Tower items). Note: Heavenly Disaster Demon Lord was once Witch Master’s confidant, power nearly matching the Four Emperors; to take this task, one must possess Great Power strength.]

"No wonder even Mister Turtle avoids talking about Heavenly Pool World. Turns out something horrifying is suppressed there. The Demon Clan of Heavenly Pool World must be a product of Heavenly Disaster Demon Lord’s power leaking out."

Lu Chenzhou suddenly understood.

[Supreme Bounty: Successfully kill any four sealed Demigods to become the Lord of Mountain and Sea Tower, able to command the power of Myriad Dao Book and Immortal Ascension Platform.]

Demigods are way out of reach. Lu Chenzhou casually took three [Annihilate Demon Venerable] quests, then turned in the corpses of Blood Flood Dragon, Mountain Forest, and Nation-swallowing three Demon Venerables, exchanging for a total of twenty-five High Grade Primordial Stones.

"The Demon Venerable bounty, minimum five High Grade Primordial Stones; Middle Stage, ten; Late Stage, thirty; Peak, fifty... While a Demon Saint starts at over a hundred. Seems making money isn’t that hard after all."

Lu Chenzhou arrived at Treasure Pavilion.

[Void City·Enlightenment Stele (Seventh Rank): 8 High Grade Primordial Stones, or 800,000 Mid-grade Primordial Stones.]

"Time to power up hard this round."

Compared to Da Xia Treasure Vault, the prices here are higher, but Lu Chenzhou had no choice—relying on Da Xia for supplies just wasn’t cutting it for his needs.

"I’ll take five first."

With a pained look, he watched forty High Grade Primordial Stones get eaten up. Now he had only eight left, which he’d keep for emergencies.

Then, he exchanged all his Low Grade Primordial Stones for Mid-grade, and spent five hundred thousand Mid-grade Primordial Stones to buy a piece of Miracle Divine Iron [Breath Stone], which had the [Recovery] trait, so his Divine Weapons would self-correct like memory alloy and not be easily destroyed.

As he was leaving, Lu Chenzhou heard someone hawking True Spirit Blood—which Treasure Pavilion did not stock.

He went to the stall and saw a tall, blue-leather-armored woman holding a bottle, eyeing an old man in front of her.

"True Spirit Essence Blood—absolutely genuine."

"How much?"

"Four hundred thousand, or four High Grade."

"Seventh Rank or Eighth Rank?"

"Seventh Rank."

"That’s expensive."

"This is True Spirit Blood containing a trace of Heavenly Phoenix Power. If I weren’t in urgent need of a Mountain and Sea Order, even a million would not sell it."

The woman uncorked the bottle, and a frigid aura rolled out, freezing a hundred-zhang radius instantly.

"How can you prove it’s genuine?"

Lu Chenzhou got interested.

The woman glanced left and right, then set up a barrier. She stretched out her jade hand, showing a smear of blood.

She coughed, her face pale, and said,

"I just drew this myself. I am a descendant of the Phoenix Clan—my ancestor is the ancient Sky Ice Phoenix."

Lu Chenzhou was speechless—a dignified Seventh Realm, reduced to selling blood for money. This one truly had it rough.

"Deal."

He handed her five High Grade Primordial Stones.

"Four is enough."

The woman explained.

"The extra is for your recovery."

Lu Chenzhou put away the Jade Bottle and sauntered away. He’d be broke for a while—total fortune: only three more High Grade Primordial Stones to his name.

The woman hurried after Lu Chenzhou: "Esteemed senior, may I get your contact information? I am Feng Jiuli; my master is chief of the Spirit Phoenix Clan..."

The Mountain and Sea Order is also a communication tool, similar to the Sky Battle Token, making it easy for members to connect.

Lu Chenzhou turned back.

Feng Jiuli whispered, "If you need more True Spirit Blood, you can find me to trade."

Good heavens—gotten addicted to selling blood, have we.

"Sure thing, contact me if you have good stock. If your friends need anything, they can look for me as well."

The two exchanged friend contacts.

The Dragon and Phoenix Clans together comprise half of all ancient True Spirits. If Lu Chenzhou’s 36 Transformations are to advance to full completion, he’d definitely have more dealings with them.

Feng Jiuli, after saving up a million Primordial Stones, exchanged them for a Mountain and Sea Order and left Mountain and Sea Tower with an empty wallet.

Returning to the Phoenix Clan’s headquarters, the Supreme Treasure [Myriad Feather Mountain], she bumped into a blue-robed palace-gowned woman.

This was the Spirit Phoenix Dominator herself.

"You went to Mountain and Sea Tower?"

"Yes."

"Got any money?"

"I saved a little."

"I bet you sold your blood, didn’t you?"

"..."

"You may have reached Seventh Realm, but your mind lags far behind the humans, easy to be fooled. Pack up and follow me to temper yourself in Mystic Sky Realm."

"Why are we going to Mystic Sky Realm?"

"To ally with Tianxia and fight Divine Alliance together."

"Master, must we really join Tianxia early? The Divine Alliance is founded on the legacy of the Gods."

"The Divine Alliance is just a ragtag group lost in old dreams. Not long ago, the ancient soul of Myriad Feather Mountain told me, through mysterious senses, that a human has mastered a Divine Skill capable of transforming our Phoenix Clan’s True Spirit. And in the directions of Xia Realm, according to my informants, that Da Xia Military Leader was long researching the so-called Elephant Form Fist—the Great Divine Power the Spirit Ancestor of True Spirit Sect failed to perfect. This young man might just have done it. If this Divine Skill succeeds, we ancient True Spirit descendants may hope to break our shackles and become gods."

Feng Jiuli’s eyes widened in shock.

She recalled that elder—could he be collecting True Spirit Blood for that Divine Skill?

...

In the starry sky.

Lu Chenzhou’s figure appeared.

He genuinely had a good impression of the Spirit Phoenix Clan. After all, before the Eternal Immortal had broken through the Eighth Realm, they were the ones who stepped up to partner with Da Xia and fight the Demon Monsters. Now again, they chose to send troops to support Mystic Sky—so he’d given an extra High Grade Primordial Stone to make a good connection.

He searched for an uninhabited planet to go into seclusion, to digest this wave of gains—then it’d be time to leave Xia Realm.