When he opened a path to a new heaven, the Genesis Qi of the two heavens would integrate, causing his Genesis Qi to skyrocket.
However, what troubled experts of the Divine Dwelling stage the most was to completely polish each heaven and ultimately merge all of them.
“It’s too difficult.”
Zhou Yuan let out a long sigh. He hadn’t been slacking off his cultivation practice, but the barrier between the first and second heavens was still as solid as a boulder and had not even budged an inch.
“The Divine Dwelling stage requires a huge amount of cultivation resources to support it. It’s useless to only rely on your own training.” While Zhou Yuan felt a headache coming on, he heard a clear and sweet-sounding voice.
Zhou Yuan turned his head to see Yaoyao standing at the bottom of the rock garden holding Tuntun.
“In the Divine Dwelling stage, there is a resource that is essential and indispensable.
“You must have done some homework too, and you should know what it is, right?” Yaoyao smiled.
Zhou Yuan pondered for a moment, and then spurted out the words, “Divine Dwelling Medicine.”
It was extremely difficult to polish Divine Dwellings, but some treasures possessed the innate ability to polish Divine Dwellings. These treasures were known as Divine Dwelling Medicine.
These medicines had no effect on cultivation stages other than the Divine Dwelling stage, but were extremely precious to experts of the Divine Dwelling stage.
However, Divine Dwelling Medicines were extremely valuable. If one wanted to consume a large amount to polish their Divine Dwellings, it would be a huge burden for them. Therefore, many Divine Dwelling experts would rather abandon their freedom to join clans or sects in exchange for Divine Dwelling Medicine for cultivation training.
They could also exchange for Divine Dwelling Medicine in the Cangxuan Sect, but the price wasn’t low at all.
Zhou Yuan hadn’t reached the Divine Dwelling stage when he left the Cangxuan Sect. But given his contributions, even if he were to exchange for some Divine Dwelling Medicines, he would likely obtain at most a dozen of low grade Divine Dwelling Medicines.
Yaoyao stretched out her hand and gently patted the spatial bag hanging from her waist. There was a sudden glow as dozens of jade boxes flew out and floated in front of Zhou Yuan.
The jade boxes automatically opened, revealing rows of bizarre flowers and fruits that gave off a dazzling brilliance. Although strangely shaped, every single one emitted incredibly pure and powerful Genesis Qi.
“Divine Dwelling Medicines?” Zhou Yuan exclaimed.
“These were found in the Great Wu treasury. Your father knew that it would be useful for your cultivation so asked me to bring them to you.”
Yaoyao tilted her head and continued, “Unfortunately, they are all just low grade Divine Dwelling Medicines. The others must have been used by King Wu to break through to the intermediate Divine Dwelling stage.”
Zhou Yuan’s face still lit up with joy. “This is already very good. With these, my progress should improve a lot.”
He flung his robe and contently stored away the Divine Dwelling Medicines into his spatial bag.
Watching Zhou Yuan put away the medicines, Yaoyao blinked her eyes and said, “Since you have fully retrieved the sacred dragon blessing from Wu Huang's body. You should prepare to advance to the second level of the Ancestral Dragon Scripture.
“Once you reach the second level of the Ancestral Dragon Scripture, your Omni Python Qi will evolve into the grade seven World Subduing Heavenly Serpent Qi.”
Zhou Yuan’s eyes blazed in anticipation as he stared intently at Yaoyao.
He had been hoping to master the World Subduing Heavenly Serpent Qi for years. It was only when he regained the sacred dragon blessing from Wu Huang that he finally had the qualifications to begin mastering it.
The Omni Python Qi that Zhou Yuan cultivated was originally a grade five Genesis Qi but subsequently evolved into the grade six Omni Serpent Qi after he regained a part of the sacred dragon blessing from Wu Huang.
However, due to the amazingness of the Ancestral Dragon Scripture, even the grade six Omni Serpent Qi wasn’t the least bit inferior to some grade seven Genesis Qi.
But as Zhou Yuan encountered more powerful enemies, the Omni Python Qi could no longer suppress their Genesis Qi. As such, advancing it to the grade seven World Subduing Heavenly Serpent Qi would allow Zhou Yuan's combat strength to soar.
After all, the grade six Omni Serpent Qi was already comparable to grade seven Genesis Qi. Wouldn’t that mean that the grade seven World Subduing Heavenly Serpent Qi would not lose out to grade eight Genesis Qi?
Zhou Yuan believed that grade eight Genesis Qi would be a top treasure to the major sects of Cangxuan Heaven and would never be given away to outsiders.
However, transforming his Omni Serpent Qi into the World Subduing Heavenly Serpent Qi was not a simple process. It was very complicated and he needed to rely on Yaoyao for guidance.
Yaoyao smiled, “The evolution of the Ancestral Dragon Scripture isn’t difficult, you only require some materials to aid you.”
However, Zhou Yuan could not help but feel uneasy when he heard this.
Sure enough, a jade scroll shot towards Zhou Yuan with a flick of Yaoyao’s finger.
Zhou Yuan caught it. His Spirit senses swept out as hundreds of strange materials flowed into his mind. He had seen a few of them in the Glittering Jewels Pavilion before, none of which were cheap.
But there were even more that he had never heard or seen of.
This was many times more complicated than the first level of the Ancestral Dragon Scripture!
“Once you have collected all these materials, follow the method in the jade scroll to refine them before fusing the product with your Genesis Qi. It will then naturally evolve into the World Subduing Heavenly Serpent Qi.”
Zhou Yuan’s face darkened a little. “It will take a lot of time to gather all of these.”
It seemed that the World Subduing Heavenly Serpent Qi was going to take some time.
Yaoyao rolled her eyes and patted her spatial bag again. Countless rays of lights flew out, each containing an object within.
“I have prepared most of them over the last few years in the Cangxuan Sect.
“But there's still a few missing which you'll have to procure yourself.”
Zhou Yuan was stunned at the sight of the materials hovering in front of him as a warm feeling flowed in his heart. It turns out that Yaoyao had been helping him prepare without his knowing.
He waved his sleeve and stored away the materials.
“That’s right.”
Yaoyao suddenly said, “There seem to be many unfamiliar experts in the Cangmang Continent recently. From the information that your father has received, they are likely from the Shengzhou Continent.”
Zhou Yuan frowned, “Why would they come to the Cangmang Continent?”
In the eyes of people of the Shengzhou Continent, the Cangmang Continent was a remote and desolate place that wasn’t even worth visiting.
Yaoyao shook her head, “This, I don’t know. The other empires of the Cangmang Continent were also disturbed by those foreign forces, but due to their strength and background, nobody dares to speak against them.”
Zhou Yuan nodded. The overall strength of the Shengzhou Continent was far greater than the Cangmang Continent, where even a Divine Dwelling expert could be called an almighty existence. In the Shengzhou Continent, a Divine Dwelling expert would only be considered an elite in the faction.
Therefore, the empires of the Cangmang Continent would not dare to offend these outsiders.
“Never mind, I can’t control what they do in other places, but they better not come to the Great Zhou Empire...” Zhou Yuan waved his arm.
As the leader Chosen of the Cangxuan Sect, Zhou Yuan wasn’t a person without background.
Wu!
However, just as his voice fell, the shrill wai
l of a siren suddenly rang out in the middle of the city.
The entire capital city fell into turmoil.
Countless horrified gazes looked into the distance, only to see multiple silhouettes streaking across the sky. Those silhouettes exuded powerful waves of Genesis Qi, and there was a halo floating behind each of them.
A thunderous voice boomed before the figures arrived, “Who is the lord of your empire? We’ve come all the way here so hurry hand over the Divine Dwelling Medicines in your treasury to ensure your safety.”
It was an incredibly arrogant voice.
Zhou Yuan’s face darkened when he heard this.
What kind of blind fool dared to come to his home and cause trouble.
Chapter 714 Outsiders
When the silhouettes appeared above the capital city, a powerful Genesis Qi pressure shrouded the area, causing the entire city to tremble.
Countless people looked at the figures in horror, their scalps turning numb when they saw the Divine dwelling halos behind them.
A Divine Dwelling expert was an almighty existence in the Cangmang Continent and there were currently over twenty of them present. The combined power could easily destroy a country.
“Why did so many Divine Dwelling experts appear?!”
“Could they have come to avenge the Great Wu Empire?”
“If that's the case, the Great Zhou Empire will be in grave danger!”
“......”
Numerous shocked whispers spread. The Great Wu Empire had recently been taken over by the Great Zhou Empire, and the citizens’ hearts were still a little uncertain. There were still some loyal Great Wu supporters who did not dare to openly rebel against the Great Zhou Empire directly. With the arrival of these Divine Dwelling experts, the Great Wu loyalists would happily entertain the delusion that they were here to avenge the Great Wu Empire.
After all, didn’t the royal prince Wu Huang have a rather high status in the Sacred Palace?
In front of the palace.
Zhou Qing led a group of generals out of the palace. Their expressions could not help but change when they saw the numerous figures hovering in the air.
The oppressive pressure given off by a large group of Divine Dwelling experts was clearly quite terrifying.
“Why have these Divine Dwelling experts come here?” Wei Canglan turned to Zhou Qing with a frightened face.
The other generals’ faces were also crossed with worry. They knew that the Great Zhou Empire was not capable of withstanding the might of a dozen Divine Dwelling experts.
“I've heard that a lot of unfamiliar experts have arrived in the Cangmang Continent recently.”
Zhou Qing’s face grew solemn. “But they are most likely not here for the Great Wu Empire. A mere Great Wu Empire does not have such influence.”
However, it still never a good thing for a pack of wolves to come to the grassland where a flock of sheep lived.
The Great Zhou Empire had recently taken over the Great Wu Empire, and the citizens’ hearts were still undecided. If some outsider Divine Dwelling experts were allowed to trample over the Great Zhou Empire, it would be even more difficult to win the hearts of the people in the future.
With these thoughts racing through his mind, Zhou Qing stepped forward and cupped his fists together. “I am the king of Great Zhou, Zhou Qing. The Great Zhou Empire is honored to have so many experts grace us with your presence. If you don’t mind, please step aside and allow us to do our duty as the host.”
A tall, thin man stood at the front of the group. He grinned at Zhou Qing and said, “King Zhou, we are from the Heavenly Cloud Pavilion of the Shengzhou Continent and I am Gu Zong. Forget about your duties as host, the reason we’ve come so far is to ask for a few Divine Dwelling Medicines. Please do not make things difficult.”
Zhou Qing explained, “You may not know but the Great Zhou Empire has finished a war. We may have some ordinary medicines but we really don’t have any Divine Dwelling Medicines.”
The tall, thin man named Gu Zong did not respond as he narrowed his eyes while the corners of his mouth curved upwards in a cold smile. He thrust his palm, sending out a torrent of raging Genesis Qi that instantly destroyed the palace behind Zhou Qing.
The other Divine Dwelling experts roared with laughter.
There were also many previously Great Wu officials present in addition to the Great Zhou generals. Their eyes flickered in thought when they witnessed this scene.
The palace was not the only thing that had been destroyed by that strike, but also the presence the Great Zhou Empire had recently built up in the former Great Wu Empire.
Having smashed the palace, Gu Zong nonchalantly said, “Think again before you answer. We passed by another empire on our way here but the king there was incapable of understanding what was good for him. In the end the empire was left without their king.”
Zhou Qing's face darkened. The other party had clearly destroyed the palace to humiliate him and spoke in an obviously threatening tone of voice.
Wei Canglan and the others were equally enraged, but dared not say a word for fear of sparking the Divine Dwelling experts’ killing intent. After all, the gap between them was far too great.
Zhou Qing’s expression rapidly fluctuated. In the end, he drew a deep breath. There were still a handful of Divine Dwelling Medicines in the Great Zhou Empire that they could use to send away this pack of wolves.
However, just when Zhou Qing opened his mouth to speak, a chuckle suddenly rang out.
“I was wondering what kind of thugs had come. It turns out to be members of the Heavenly Cloud Pavilion.”
Zhou Qing, Wei Canglan and others turned around in surprise and found Zhou Yuan standing atop another building
“Yuan’er...” A worried frown crossed Zhou Qing’s face, clearly not wanting Zhou Yuan to appear. After all, he wasn’t aware of Zhou Yuan’s status in the Cangxuan Sect, and there were many Divine Dwelling stage practitioners on the other side. It would not be good if they were angered.
In the sky, Gu Zong and the others were taken aback for a moment before their gazes locked onto Zhou Yuan one by one. They never expected that someone from a pathetic little empire would dare to speak out against them.
“Oh, you’re also a Divine Dwelling practitioner?”
Gu Zong studied Zhou Yuan in surprise before he smiled, “Boy, you’re quite talented to have reached the Divine Dwelling stage at your age. Don’t make a mistake because of a few Divine Dwelling Medicines.”
Zhou Yuan smiled, “In the Shengzhou Continent, the Heavenly Cloud Pavilion is not as arrogant as you guys.”
Gu Zong’s expression froze. He stared at Zhou Yuan and asked, “Who are you?”
Only now did he realize that the young man before him was not a local Divine Dwelling expert. There were a handful of Divine Dwelling experts in the empires they had passed along the way, but in the face of their line-up and the Heavenly Cloud Pavilion behind them, those Divine Dwelling experts all trembled and dared not speak.
Zhou Yuan swept a glance over them, stating calmly, “The leader of the Cangxuan Sect Chosen, Zhou Yuan.”
The mocking expressions on the Divine Dwelling experts froze at this statement before they exclaimed, “The leader of the Cangxuan Sect Chosen, Zhou Yuan?!”
“Could it be that same Zhou Yuan who caused a commotion previously?”
The Divine Dwelling experts looked at each other in dismay. They didn’t expect the leader Chosen of the Cangxuan Sect to appear in a tiny little empire.
Gu Zong was also taken by surprise. He had heard of Zhou Yuan before. The battle between the Cangxuan Sect and the Sacred Palace had made Zhou Yuan become the focus of attention of all the Shengzhou Continent factions.
But this was about all that Gu Zong knew. He didn’t know about the specific origin of Zhou Yuan.
High up in the sky, the originally arrogant and overbearing Divine Dwelling experts suddenly restrained themselves. They would naturally be unafraid if Zh
ou Yuan was an ordinary Divine Dwelling expert, but he had another identity; the leader Chosen of the Cangxuan Sect.
Behind him stood the Cangxuan Sect, one of the overlord sects which the Heavenly Cloud Pavilion could not compare to at all.
Zhou Qing heaved a sigh of relief at this scene. He was surprised to find out that Zhou Yuan had a reputation in the Shengzhou Continent and could even deter so many experts of the Divine Dwelling stage.
While the atmosphere turned tense, Gu Zong’s eyes flashed as he let out a small sigh. Who would have expected that they would encounter such a thorny obstacle in this tiny and insignificant continent.
However, although Gu Zong was somewhat wary of Zhou Yuan's identity, he didn’t fear him too much because the Heavenly Cloud Pavilion’s stance leaned more towards the Sacred Palace. Moreover, he was an experienced Divine Dwelling stage expert, who had reached the intermediate Divine Dwelling stage, while Zhou Yuan had recently reached the Divine Dwelling stage and was naturally someone he should not be afraid of.
As such, he put on a fake smile and said, “So you’re a distinguished disciple of the Cangxuan Sect, it’s just a misunderstanding. We will take our leave.”
However, a cruel thought flashed in his mind; he would have to go on a killing frenzy at the Great Zhou Empire’s border before he left to vent his frustration.
Zhou Qing, Wei Canglan and others heaved a sigh of relief upon seeing that the pack of wolves was about to leave.
Atop the hall, however, Zhou Yuan’s eyes narrowed as his voice rang out, “You destroyed a palace of the Great Zhou Empire and now you want to leave just like that?”
Chapter 715 Compensation
High up in the sky.
Gu Zong, who was about to leave with his group, suddenly twisted around because of Zhou Yuan’s. He darkly looked at Zhou Yuan and forced a smile, “Chosen Zhou Yuan, it was just a misunderstanding, there is no need to take things too far right?”
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