by Translator: BornToBe; Author: Ordinary Magician (平凡魔术师); Licensed From: 17k
In order to enrich the Xuantian Dao Sect, he had given all the two great battle spoils to Ouyang Qiuyu. But as a result, they had all been taken by those three.
Long Chen’s heart was about to drip blood. Although he wasn’t stingy, his battle spoils couldn’t be given to just anyone, especially not his enemies. That was what made him furious.
“Alright, so your pocket is completely empty now. No wonder you’re not busy reconstructing the building despite it being turned into this state.” Long Chen was speechless.
“You rotten brat, I have no money, and you destroyed the palace! Are you trying to make me so poor I have to live outside?!” raged Ouyang Qiuyu. Even the representative mark of the Xuantian Dao Sect had been destroyed, and she had no money to repair it.
“Don’t worry, I’ll just build you another. One that’s even bigger and grander! It’ll make the Xuantian Dao Sect ten times more amazing than before.” Long Chen smiled.
He had absolute confidence in these words. He had a mountain of Treasure items, and there were quite a few weapons, medicinal pills, armor, and secret tomes that were useless to him. He was in the midst of figuring out how to handle those things.
“Big words. Reconstructing the Xuantian Dao sect requires an ocean’s worth of material and people. I’ve sent an application for more money, but I don’t know how long it will take for the first wave of money to arrive. The Xuantian Dao Sect will probably be a pile of ruins for several years,” sighed Ouyang Qiuyu.
Having stayed in the Xuantian Dao Sect for so long, this place was her home. Anyone would feel the same if their home was ruined.
“Big sister, your Spirit Blood has been made up for, and you were originally a rank three Celestial. You should be able to become a King soon, then you can join the head sect. Why stay here?” asked Long Chen.
Ouyang Qiuyu shook her head. “You don’t understand. I’ve been here for too long. My heart is here. Furthermore, I… I’m too old now. I don’t have that vigor of youth, nor do I have the will to continuously advance. I’d rather stay here until I’m dead.”
“What? Big sister, you look so young and beautiful. Do you still remember how I treated you like a little sister at first and almost seduced you?” laughed Long Chen.
“What, you even have interest in an old fossil like me?” laughed Ouyang Qiuyu.
“Big sister isn’t old. Cultivators live for countless years. Whether a person is old depends on their heart,” said Long Chen.
“You want to have me and Wuhen go with you to the head sect? You should give up on that thought. We don’t want to have to worry about you any longer. We’ve both discussed it, and we’re going to peacefully stay here. With two of us, we’ll have company. As for going with you? Hmph, we want to live for a few more years. Spare us.” Ouyang Qiuyu shook her head.
“In truth-”
Ouyang Qiuyu cut him off, saying, “Long Chen, we both understand you. We know you want what’s best for us. But you have a fatal flaw, and we don’t want to become your burdens. We’ll be very safe here, and so that’s basically helping you. Once you reach the peak of the martial path, if you still remember the two of us, you can come back. Then we’ll profit from your prestige and enjoy what it feels like. But that’s not now.”
Looking into Ouyang Qiuyu’s eyes, Long Chen could understand that Ouyang Qiuyu and Shui Wuhen’s decision was the smartest one. But he also didn’t want to part with them. However, he could accept this proposal.
While they were talking, a person came over to report that someone wanted to talk with Long Chen.
“Brother Wenlong, haha, it’s been a long time.”
In his own private room, Long Chen fiercely hugged Zheng Wenlong, who he hadn’t seen in a long time.
“Haha, Long Chen, ah, Long Chen. I thought that you would start to suspect me since it took me so long to get here. It looks like I was worried for nothing,” laughed Zheng Wenlong.
As soon as Long Chen had returned to the Xuantian Dao Sect, he had sent someone to notify Zheng Wenlong that he had some business to discuss. But Zheng Wenlong had only appeared now.
“Trusted people shouldn’t be doubted, and suspicious people shouldn’t be trusted. Since I’ve chosen to trust you, I’ll trust you to the end. Sit, let’s drink some tea. I have some big business to discuss with you.” Long Chen smiled.
The two of them sat. Zheng Wenlong opened his mouth first, excitedly saying, “Long Chen, do you want to guess where I was these past few days?”
Long Chen was surprised. “Where you were…? Could it be… you were promoted?”
“Haha, yes, I was in the Central Plains. In just a few years, with my hard work, I’ve managed to defeat the disciples from the other regions and become an assistant guild leader within the Huayun Sect. Although there are a total of eight assistant guild leaders, I’m the youngest one in all of history.”
Zheng Wenlong was full of excitement and pride. This position had to be extremely important.
“So brother Wenlong managed to reach the Central Plains first! Here, let your brother celebrate for you. I have some wine here.” Long Chen took out a jar.
“No, my Huayun Sect’s disciples aren’t allowed to drink wine. We have to maintain clear heads,” said Zheng Wenlong.
Long Chen didn’t force him. Using tea as wine, they toasted. Long Chen said, “Your promotion is great news to me. It just so happens that the business I have for you is big.”
Zheng Wenlong laughed, “Hehe, I know. When I returned, someone told me what happened. I know about everything, and I have to say, you really are vicious, Long Chen! You’re even more vicious than last time in the Jiuli secret realm! Speak, what is it that you need? Do you need my help getting rid of some corrupt weapons? Are you looking for short-term profit, long-term profit?”
His last question was in regards to how urgently he needed the money. If it was urgent, he could immediately start selling them, lowering the profit in exchange for speed. But if it wasn’t urgent, he could sell them over several months, or even several years.
“I don’t have time to care about those things. If you’re interested, just give me an all-inclusive deal, and then you can slowly sell them off for more personal profit,” said Long Chen. He tossed Zheng Wenlong a ring.
Although he had long since been prepared, when he saw the items inside the spatial ring, he was still shocked.
There were hundreds of Treasure items inside, and all of them were above average. Various medicinal pills, secret tomes, and spiritual items packed inside it. Just estimating their value would take several days.
“Brother Long Chen, you really are my lucky star. I only just got promoted, and you’re sending me such huge business!” exclaimed Zheng Wenlong.
“This is just part of it. I want enough money to reconstruct the Xuantian Dao Sect, and I also have some other treasures I want you to appraise and give me an estimate. I’m not prepared to take out these treasures right now, but I need to know if there’s a marketplace for them. Also, help me stay on the lookout for some rare and strange treasures.”
Long Chen took out one drop of Divine Mortal Molting Elixir, one drop of Ten thousand Spirit Blood, and one yuan spirit stone.
Zheng Wenlong’s eyes almost popped out. Those three were priceless treasures. Each one of them was enough to cause a huge disturbance.
“Thank you.” Zheng Wenlong gratefully looked at Long Chen. The fact that he had brought out these three things for him to see meant he had absolute trust in him. If news of these three things spread, it would bring countless killers to him. But Long Chen hadn’t hesitated to show him.
“These three are peak treasures that people can’t buy no matter how much money they have. So I can’t give you real value for them. But since you aren’t in a hurry, I’ll investigate once I go back and try to get an accurate estimate. I’ll also go through the recent auction news and see if there’s anything you’re interested in. As long as you say the word, I’ll find people to get it for you
. As for the money you urgently need, I have the authority to lend you plenty of spirit stones. Even if you wanted to expand the Xuantian Dao Sect by ten times, it should be enough.” Zheng Wenlong patted his chest confidently.
People always said that rich people sounded assertive. Now, Zheng Wenlong’s imposing attitude was becoming more and more amazing.
The two of them had been cooperating for a long time, so they figured things out in just a few sentences. Zheng Wenlong left full of excitement, and Long Chen also felt a weight lift off his shoulders.
Chapter 964 Condensing the Divine Runes
It went without saying that Zheng Wenlong’s efficiency was astonishing. On just the second day, he sent him thirty million high grade spirit stones. That was equivalent to three billion middle grade spirit stones.
This clearly showed the level of Zheng Wenlong’s position. High grade spirit stones were things only experts above Xiantian could absorb.
Although they couldn’t compare to yuan spirit stones, they were still rare items on the Martial Heaven Continent.
With this money, Ouyang Qiuyu finally smiled and the haze from the past few days blew away. She praised Long Chen for his abilities.
These thirty million high grade spirit stones immediately turned Ouyang Qiuyu into a wealthy and imposing sect master. She immediately sent out a call for people. The sects that had participated in the battle against the Corrupt path rushed over, while the larger sects also sent out people. Reconstructing the Xuantian Dao Sect required a huge amount of manpower in addition to resources.
After sending him thirty million high grade spirit stones, Zheng Wenlong then sent him a huge mass of material. There was enough material to fill up half the Xuantian Dao Sect.
Long Chen had to prostrate himself in admiration toward Zheng Wenlong. He not only sent resources, but he also sent capable craftsmen. They were the highest level craftsmen in the Eastern Wasteland, so now Ouyang Qiuyu didn’t need to worry about that.
Ouyang Qiuyu didn’t stand on courtesy when she saw how rich Long Chen had become. In any case, the trouble had been caused by him, and Long Chen had promised to reconstruct the Xuantian Dao Sect to ten times its previous size.
Ouyang Qiuyu and Shui Wuhen worked through the night designing and planning the new construction. Discussing it with the craftsmen, they quickly settled on the final details.
The very next day, they got to work. But just as the construction was underway, an unexpected event occurred. Countless Righteous experts were making their way over.
With the ending of the Remote Heaven Gang, the Eastern Wasteland’s Righteous path was completely dominated by the Xuantian Dao Sect. Since they were in the midst of reconstruction, it was the perfect time to suck up. Millions of Righteous experts worked for free for them. The construction became much easier thanks to that.
They had money, material, craftsmen, and workers. Ouyang Qiuyu and Shui Wuhen excitedly stared at the diagram of the construction as they constantly directed people. It was like they had returned to their youth and were personally constructing a new home for themselves. Their laughter didn’t pause at all during this time.
Seeing the two of them working so passionately, Long Chen didn’t bother them. He brought the Dragonblood Legion to a secluded mountain, and after excavating a hole, they began cultivating.
The Dragonblood warriors had just advanced to Sea Expansion. After experiencing consecutive large battles, their auras had stabilized firmly.
Long Chen directly used yuan spirit stones to form a formation, and he took out the Immemorial Altar Lamp. The Eastern Wasteland Bell had taught him how to use it.
It wasn’t an offensive weapon, but a priceless treasure used to assist cultivation. It contained the blessing of supreme experts from the ancient era. The flame inside could draw out the Heavenly Daos and shine upon a person’s heart, allowing them to enter a perfect meditative state where they felt immeasurably closer to the Heavenly Daos.
When people normally cultivated, they first needed to expel random thoughts and enter a meditative state. Once their minds were empty, they would attempt to connect to the Heavenly Daos. This was extremely difficult, and the effect was different for every person.
Sea Expansion was a realm where the difference in cultivation speed was the greatest. By this realm, cultivators had to have already begun to touch heaven and earth’s laws. That made Sea Expansion an extremely important foundational realm. It wasn’t as simple as simply expanding the sea.
But with the Immemorial Altar Lamp, under its light, everyone felt warm and relaxed. It was like they had returned to a state of fetuses within their mothers’ wombs. Their spiritual yuan naturally circulated. Even without meticulously doing anything, they felt the lamp guiding them to an indescribably miraculous state.
Long Chen was shocked to see that everyone’s qi seas were slowly surging. They were undergoing a slow, second expansion.
“Even without pills, they can expand their seas a second time? It’s no wonder the Eastern Wasteland Bell said that the Immemorial Altar Lamp is amazing.”
But Long Chen found that it had no effect on him, nor Wilde. He was just sleeping, an innocent smile on his face.
“Wilde, how about you go play. Remember the landmarks, so you don’t get lost,” said Long Chen upon seeing how bored Wilde was.
After so many battles, Wilde had used up all his rations. The best thing for him was to go out and get more.
However, although Wilde promised he wouldn’t get lost, Long Chen still gave him a special talisman. Through that talisman, Long Chen could sense his general location. Although it couldn’t give him a specific location, its sensing distance was extremely great. It would be easy to find him if he got lost.
After handling Wilde, Long Chen decided to act as a protector over everyone as they cultivated. He also began studying the secret part of Split the Heavens that Feng Xinglie had taught him.
Although he could use the third form of Split the Heavens, in truth, he didn’t feel like its effect was too great without having condensed the divine runes.
Back when he had used it against Lu Minghan, the only reason Long Chen could have injured him was because Lu Minghan had been careless. If it had been Feng Xinglie using the third form of Split the Heavens back then, then even if Lu Minghan had been completely prepared, he probably would have died.
“What profound principles. Each rune contains a profound connection to each other. Is a human really capable of coming up with something like this?”
Long Chen sighed inside. He had only just begun studying the first nine runes, but he was instantly drawn into the intricate principles within them.
Each one of them represented a different law, a different meaning. As for what their meanings were, Feng Xinglie had directly told him not to ask, because he also didn’t know. In any case, Feng Xinglie just cultivated it according to the instruction of the old man from the Heaven Splitting Battle Sect.
But when Long Chen looked at these divine runes, he seemed to understand a kind of principle. It felt like he understood what they meant, but when he carefully thought about it, he couldn’t figure it out.
“The club beats the tiger, the tiger eats the chicken, the chicken eats the insect, the insect eats the club? Each complements each other, but they also counter each other?”
Long Chen focused, circulating his spiritual yuan through the first nine acupuncture points of Split the Heavens. Within each acupuncture point, he left behind a spiritual yuan cyclone.
At the center of each cyclone, he left a strand of divine sense. Each strand of it contained a different kind of energy.
The Heaven Splitting Battle Sect’s disciples found it incredibly difficult to do so. This was like planting a seed within the nine acupuncture points, with the spiritual yuan as the fertilizer and the divine sense as the spiritual seed.
Each seed contained the embryonic form of the divine rune. It was a slow process, almost a bit like incubating an egg.
> Due to cultivating the Heaven Splitting Battle Sect’s cultivation technique, their disciples didn’t have a very strong Spiritual Strength. So controlling it in this manner was incredibly difficult.
But Long Chen finished this first step in an instant. All he needed to do was awaken the divine runes with his Spiritual Strength. But this process was complicated, as it wasn’t just one divine rune at a time, but all nine. He had to split his Spiritual Strength into nine portions to nourish them at the same time.
Furthermore, he had to split his Spiritual Strength evenly so they grew at the same pace. If they became imbalanced, they would essentially be ruined. If that happened, he would have to erase them and restart.
Due to his powerful Spiritual Strength, he also had great control over it. The nine embryonic forms quickly formed within his acupuncture points and began to grow. They became clearer and clearer.
When the nine divine runes fully appeared, Long Chen’s expression suddenly turned grave. He softly chanted, “To split the heavens of the universe, my soul energy condenses. Split the Heavens’ divine runes… appear!”
This was a mnemonic Feng Xinglie had taught him. This was his first time chanting it, and he felt like it sounded nonsensical. But after a while, he could feel a mysterious kind of energy within the world.
This energy was formless and invisible, but he could sense it. The nine divine runes in his acupuncture points lit up as if they were coming alive. They began to slowly revolve.
Each divine rune seemed to possess its own life and will. They were connected to his soul, so it was like nine newly-born babies starting to become active.
“Does this mean there really are gods’ blessings in this world?” Long Chen’s heart pounded wildly as he examined the movements of the nine runes.
This energy wasn’t his. After chanting the mnemonic, that mysterious energy had helped him fully activate the spirit of the nine runes.
When Feng Xinglie had explained the activation of the runes’ spirits, he had explained it vaguely, merely saying that he would understand when the time came. Now he finally did understand. This kind of thing couldn’t be described with words.
