“Zhou Yuan, I’ll be leaving Cangxuan Heaven with Yaoyao. Otherwise, the ultimate experts of the sacred race will surely try everything they can to descend into this heaven.”
Cang Yuan looked at Zhou Yuan in silence for a moment before he continued, “It will also be extremely dangerous for you to stay here, so come with me. Besides, I’ll probably need your help with Yaoyao.”
Zhou Yuan immediately nodded without hesitation.
He was not worried about his own safety, but if it was to help Yaoyao recover, he would reject any request that was made of him.
Zhou Yuan took a deep breath, suppressing the sorrow in his heart as he forced a smile and said, “Master Cang Yuan, I’ll go settle my affairs first.”
Cang Yuan nodded.
Zhou Yuan turned around and moved towards sect master Qing Yang and the others.
Upon seeing his approach, complicated expressions emerged in the eyes of sect master Qing Yang, the Hongya Peak master, old man Bai Mei and peak master Ling Jun. After all, Zhou Yuan had played an extremely important role in today’s earth-shaking battle.
Let alone how patriarch Cang Xuan had used his body, Yaoyao and the mysterious elder in black seemed to have special relationships with Zhou Yuan.
To think that Zhou Yuan was merely a Divine Dwelling stage practitioner.
Normally speaking, someone with such strength had no place in a heaven-shocking battle like this that affected the entire Cangxuan Heaven. And yet, Zhou Yuan had indeed participated and had even played an unignorable role.
Hence, they could no longer view him as an ordinary disciple.
“Zhou Yuan, if not for you, today’s battle would have been a disaster for our Cangxuan Sect.” Sect master Qing Yang sighed deeply.
“Sect master thinks too highly of me.” Zhou Yuan smiled bitterly. “Sect master, I will be leaving Cangxuan Heaven for some time, I hope that the Cangxuan Sect can take care of my father and mother.”
He had ruined Sheng Yuan’s plans, creating an irreconcilable grudge between himself and the Sacred Palace. He was unafraid of them. His only worry was that the Sacred Palace would take revenge on his parents.
The Great Zhou Empire was after all far too tiny in the face of the enormous entity that was the Sacred Palace.
Sect master Qing Yang solemnly replied, “Don’t worry, you’re still a disciple of the Cangxuan Sect, and if not for your act of scattering the Cangxuan Saint Stamp, Sheng Yuan would have likely obtained it. You’ve done the Cangxuan Sect a huge favor.
“After you leave, I will dispatch an expert to guard the Great Zhou Empire, and I will personally take action if a situation arises. As long as the Cangxuan Sect stands, no one will be able to hurt your parents.”
Zhou Yuan’s expression relaxed a little. Sect master Qing Yang had given him a very serious promise. With sect master Qing Yang’s protection, anyone would have to think thrice before attempting to do anything to his parents.
As for the Sacred Palace, even if Sheng Yuan hated Zhou Yuan to the core, he was currently gravely injured and would most likely be focused on searching for the Cangxuan Saint Stamp fragments when he recovered.
For the next few years, a storm of blood would surely engulf Cangxuan Heaven due to these Saint Stamp shards. Even the six overlord sects would be drawn in, and no one would be able to stop it.
However, it was precisely this chaos that would make it very difficult for the Sacred Palace to focus on dealing with the Cangxuan Sect. As long as the Cangxuan Sect was stable, there would naturally be no one who dared to touch his parents.
He did not know when he would return this time.
However, he believed that when he returned to Cangxuan Heaven, he would no longer be as weak as he was today. When that time came, he would properly settle all his grudges.
Endless frost churned in Zhou Yuan’s eyes as he looked towards the direction Sheng Yuan had escaped in.
Sheng Yuan and the sacred race were the biggest culprits behind Yaoyao’s injuries. Though he currently did not possess the qualifications to settle these debts, when he gained enough strength in the future, he would make sure to repay them in full.
Zhou Yuan bowed deeply towards sect master Qing Yang.
“Thank you sect master!
“I’ll be leaving my parents in your hands!”
As his voice rang out, he looked towards Old Xuan and solemnly bowed to him. He then turned around without any hesitation and returned to Cang Yuan’s side.
The various experts that were still present were currently focused on them.
Cang Yuan ignored these gazes as he waved his sleeve. The space before him slowly tore open, creating a dark spatial passage that could lead to anywhere.
“Let’s go.”
Cang Yuan lifted the crystal coffin and stepped into the spatial passage.
Zhou Yuan followed. He turned around for one final glance at Cangxuan Heaven before quickly turning back and entering the spatial passage.
The spatial passage swirled as it devoured their figures.
As they watched Cang Yuan leave, the many experts breathed a sigh of relief.
Cang Yuan was far too powerful and was akin to a giant dragon. If he chose to stay, it would change the entire landscape of Cangxuan Heaven.
Sect master Qing Yang stared at the spot where Zhou Yuan had disappeared. A long time later, he slowly said, “I have a feeling that none of us will be able to look down on him when he returns to Cangxuan Heaven.
“Hehe, I’m very curious to find out how far he will have grown when he returns…”
After speaking, he shifted his gaze to the land devastated by the earlier battle. He released a long, drawn-out breath.
The astonishing battle that decided the future of Cangxuan Heaven was finally over.
However, sect master Qing Yang knew that it was not over. Due to the scattered fragments of the Cangxuan Saint Stamp, Cangxuan Heaven would likely welcome an unprecedented period of chaos.
This was not bad news for the Cangxuan Sect and the other overlord sects. At the very least, Sheng Yuan’s ambitions had been stopped for the time being.
Before this, no one would have ever imagined that this great chaotic battle would start and end at the hands of a young Divine Dwelling stage practitioner.
News of today’s battle would most definitely spread, and Zhou Yuan’s name would soon become known by everyone in Cangxuan Heaven.
End of Book 1: Cangxuan Heaven
Chapter 746 Mid Divine Dwelling Stage
In a strange domain.
The sky was a deep black without any sun or stars.
Ancient trees towered like pillars supporting the sky over an abandoned and neglected land. Numerous crystal-clear fruits grew on these ancient trees, each one giving off a dazzling radiance.
The light illuminated a hundred-mile radius. In this world, these unique light trees had replaced the sun and moon, filling the domain with unique vitality.
On a mountain peak.
Zhou Yuan was seated atop a boulder with his eyes tightly shut, evidently deeply submerged in a state of cultivation. The surrounding Genesis Qi flooded towards him, ultimately pouring into his body with each breath he took.
This training lasted for an entire day.
At a certain moment, the Genesis Qi around Zhou Yuan suddenly turned volatile. Rays of light emerged behind him, slowly forming a Divine Dwelling halo.
Not long after the first Divine Dwelling halo formed, countless specks of light converged next to it, brewing together for several dozen breaths before merging into a second Divine Dwelling halo!
Two Divine Dwelling halos!
This meant that Zhou Yuan had stepped into the intermediate Divine Dwelling stage!
When the second formed, Zhou Yuan’s tightly shut eyes slowly opened. His expression remained calm as he cast a glance at the halo behind him. He wasn’t very surprised because it was within his expectations.
It had already been a month since he had arrived in
this domain with master Cang Yuan. Over this period, Zhou Yuan had immersed himself in cultivation whenever he had time because this was the only way he could temporarily suppress the grief brought by Yaoyao’s unconscious state.
Over the past month, his progress had been unusually quick.
Previously, Zhou Yuan had only managed to perfectly polish and connect two heavens in the Divine Dwelling. Over the past two months, he had polished and linked another two heavens. With this, four heavens were fully linked, allowing him to step into the intermediate Divine Dwelling stage.
Such cultivation progress amazed even Zhou Yuan himself, but he quickly realized that it was mostly due to the power patriarch Cang Xuan had left behind in his body.
Although the majority of patriarch Cang Xuan’s power had slowly dissipated as time passed, an infinitesimally small portion had been absorbed by his body.
Such a tiny amount might be insignificant to an existence like patriarch Cang Xuan, but it was extremely potent for a Divine Dwelling stage practitioner like Zhou Yuan.
This was why Zhou Yuan had managed to achieve such progress and step into the intermediate Divine Dwelling stage after a mere month.
However, his cultivation speed should return to normal when all of the patriarch Cang Xuan’s power faded completely.
The two Divine Dwelling halos soon dissipated.
His training was over, but Zhou Yuan remained seated on the boulder as he silently observed the many giant sun trees.
Woo!
Something arrived at his side. Zhou Yuan shot a glance over, and found that it was Tuntun.
Tuntun leaned closely against his thigh. Its usually energetic self of the past was gone, replaced by a forever weak and lethargic appearance, its eyes filled with melancholy.
Yaoyao’s unconscious state was clearly also an extremely huge blow to the human-like Tuntun.
Zhou Yuan reached out and gently stroked Tuntun’s soft fur as he consoled, “Don’t worry, nothing will happen to Yaoyao.”
Tuntun’s hot tongue poked out of its mouth and licked Zhou Yuan’s hand. It could likewise feel the sadness in his heart.
Man and beast sat in silence on the mountain peak. Compared to before, there was one less beautiful figure in this picture. It felt as if a corner of a perfect painting had been torn.
Zhou Yuan sat there in silence for a long time. Only when the bright sunlight fruits slowly began to dim and turn into ice-cold starlight did he stand up and begin his descent to the valley below with Tuntun in his arms.
A small stream flowed through the mountain valley.
A house sat beside the steam, creating a rather peaceful sight.
Cang Yuan was seated near a bonfire that burned in front of the house. He beckoned to Zhou Yuan when he saw him.
Zhou Yuan cupped his fists together towards Cang Yuan. “Master Cang Yuan.”
“You’ve ascended to the intermediate Divine Dwelling stage?” Cang Yuan looked at him and smiled.
“The Divine Dwelling you established is quite interesting...I believe its top tier even amongst the nine heavens Divine Dwellings.” A single glance was all that was required for Cang Yuan to discern the extraordinary Divine Dwelling in Zhou Yuan’s body.
Cang Yuan fell silent for a brief moment before he asked, “You’re practicing...the Ancestral Dragon Scripture?”
Zhou Yuan nodded in a somewhat awkward manner. Cang Yuan had left him a grade seven Genesis Qi cultivation method years ago, but he had ultimately chosen to practice the Ancestral Dragon Scripture instead.
Cang Yuan frowned. “That girl...is so reckless.
“Didn’t she tell you how hard it is to cultivate the Ancestral Dragon Scripture?”
Zhou Yuan smiled and nodded. “It was my choice.”
It was a decision he did not regret even till today, and he was instead very glad that he had made it.
Cang Yuan had left him a grade seven Genesis Qi cultivation method called the Heavenly Yuan Canon, but at this current juncture, he only needed to collect the required ingredients to complete the second evolution of the Ancestral Dragon Scripture, upgrading it to the grade seven World Subduing Heavenly Serpent Qi. This would undoubtedly be much stronger than the Heavenly Yuan Canon.
In the future, the Ancestral Dragon Scripture’s potential would likewise far surpass the Heavenly Yuan Canon.
Cang Yuan faintly nodded and did not speak any further on the topic. He could tell that Zhou Yuan was a determined person who would not give up easily.
“Master Cang Yuan…”
Zhou Yuan glanced towards the house. He was silent for a moment before he said, “Has there been any progress on Yaoyao’s matter?”
This was the question he was most concerned about.
Cang Yuan released a long drawn out breath before he nodded and said, “I’ve flipped through many old texts over the past month and have succeeded in finding a method that should be able to repair her body.”
Zhou Yuan was overjoyed, and Tuntun barked excitedly in his arms.
“But it will not be simple, and I will require your help,” said Cang Yuan.
Zhou Yuan decisively declared, “No matter what it is, I will do anything to help Yaoyao awaken!”
Cang Yuan cast a meaningful glance at him and said, “You and Yaoyao...
“I only tasked you to help me take care of her back then.”
Zhou Yuan’s expression turned awkward. Evidently, Cang Yuan had found out that the relationship between him and Yaoyao was not that of ordinary friends but of man and woman.
Cang Yuan slowly said, “This matter is truly not within my expectations...I originally believed that she would never have feelings for another. It seems that...you’re a pretty amazing brat, huh?”
Cang Yuan displayed what seemed to be a smile.
Zhou Yuan could only smile as well, not daring to say anything. After all, Cang Yuan was strictly speaking Yaoyao’s elder, and he had only intended to place her into his care. Who could have expected their relationship to develop in such a manner. As such, Zhou Yuan did feel quite guilty.
“Master Cang Yuan, let’s talk about that method you found…” Zhou Yuan guiltily tried to change the topic.
Cang Yuan chuckled and did not press Zhou Yuan any further. His expression soon turned a little more solemn as he stared at Zhou Yuan and slowly said, “You should know about Hunyuan Heaven, right?”
Chapter 747 Articles of the Ancestral Dragon
“Hunyuan Heaven?”
Zhou Yuan was taken aback by these words. He soon nodded and said, “I’ve heard that Hunyuan Heaven is the most populated and strongest land in Tianyuan World if we exclude the sacred race.”
Yaoyao had told him that Tianyuan World consisted of nine heavens. The sacred race occupied four heavens, while the numerous other living creatures were separated into the remaining five heavens. Hunyuan Heaven was something like the core of these five heavens.
It was precisely because of Hunyuan Heaven’s existence that the innumerable living beings of Tianyuan World were not enslaved by the sacred race. Hunyuan Heaven was considered the stronghold of the resistance against the sacred race.
“Do you know how powerful Hunyuan Heaven is?” asked Cang Yuan with a grin.
Zhou Yuan immediately shook his head. He did not know much about Hunyuan Heaven, but he was aware that Su Youwei and Wu Yao had gone there.
As for how strong Hunyuan Heaven was, it was not something a tiny Divine Dwelling stage practitioner like him would be privy to.
Cang Yuan’s gnarled hand reached towards the bonfire. He nonchalantly barbequed a stick of meat as he smiled faintly and said, “Hunyuan Heaven is extremely vast, far exceeding Cangxuan Heaven. Hunyuan Heaven is more or less divided into nine domains.
“Every domain is overseen by a domain master.
“And these domain masters are all Saints.”
These few sentences made Zhou Yuan gasp. Astonishment filled his face as he stammered, “Isn’t that...nine...nine Saints?
!”
Zhou Yuan did not know exactly how powerful a Saint was, but he understood that even Sheng Yuan was merely at the false Saint stage.
The false Saint stage was already considered an invincible existence in Cangxuan Heaven. If not for Cang Yuan’s appearance towards the end, no one would have been able to stop Sheng Yuan.
But Cang Yuan was now telling him that there were nine Saints in Hunyuan Heaven!
What kind of concept was this?
If any one of these nine saints came to Cangxuan Heaven, it would be enough to subdue the Sacred Palace, the Cangxuan Sect and the other overlord sects. The Saint could easily sweep away any opposition and become the heaven master!
No wonder Hunyuan Heaven was the frontline of the resistance against the sacred race. Such power was indeed extremely terrifying.
Cang Yuan smiled and nodded as he gazed at the shock on Zhou Yuan’s face. “The nine domain masters are the ultimate rulers of Hunyuan Heaven, governing over countless lands and subjects…
“Amongst these nine domains is one known as the Tianyuan Region, which I myself had created.”
Zhou Yuan was stunned once more as he stared at the nonchalant-looking Cang Yuan. There was no pride or hint of showing off on the latter’s face, as if Cang Yuan was merely stating the most ordinary of facts.
But Zhou Yuan was no fool. He could sense what these simple words represented.
That was the highest authority and power in Hunyuan Heaven.
According to Zhou Yuan’s estimates, even patriarch Cang Xuan’s heaven master position may not match up to Cang Yuan’s domain master status...
He never imagined that his freebie-master would be one of the nine supreme sovereigns of Hunyuan Heaven...
It was a long time later before Zhou Yuan finally returned to his senses. With a face colored in amazement, he asked, “Does this have anything to do with getting Yaoyao to awaken?”
Although he was shocked by Cang Yuan’s identity, the most important thing to Zhou Yuan now was still Yaoyao’s awakening.
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