Every little bit of ancestral qi was a precious substance in Guyuan Heaven, and it was an opportunity that couldn’t be exchanged for with any amount of money in Hunyuan Heaven or Cangxuan Heaven. This could be seen from the fact that everyone’s strength had soared in just one month after entering Guyuan Heaven.
Boom!
The body of a towering mountain was broken open, and it gushed out billowing ancestral qi.
Standing in a high place, Zhou Yuan casually absorbed the ancestral qi coming out, but he didn’t take it too seriously because his vision had been broadened after seeing a high-class vein. Although he didn’t look down on the low-class ancestral qi veins, his way of thinking had been raised.
The thousands of people from the Tianyuan Region and Cangxuan Heaven sat cross-legged before an altar, greedily swallowing ancestral qi. Zhou Yuan could treat the low-class ancestral qi as ordinary, but they obviously couldn't.
“This is the last vein we detected,” said Li Qingchan, coming over to Zhou Yuan’s side.
Zhou Yuan nodded. “Is there any news about the teams from the Shengling Heaven these days?”
Li Qingchan shook her head and said, puzzled, “At the very beginning, we discovered traces of them far away from us, but recently we haven’t spotted half a shadow as though they all left the area.”
“Are you scared?” Mu Youlan asked casually.
“We are just a team from Hunyuan Heaven. It’s impossible to scare off the entire Shengling Heaven.” Zhou Yuan shook his head; he was not that arrogant.
“What are you going to do next?” asked Qin Lian.
Zhou Yuan was silent for a moment and then looked at Chu Qing, Li Qingchan and the others. “What about you guys? Are you going to explore alone or...?”
Chu Qing thought for a while and said, “Cangxuan Heaven is the weakest of all the heavens, and our strength plummeted after the Sacred Palace’s rebellion. We no longer have much ambition. As long as we can survive till the end and obtain one of the weaker ancestral qi channels, our mission will be considered successful.”
He smiled bitterly. “But from what I see, our modestly ambitious request might not be fulfilled.”
Given Cangxuan Heaven’s current strength, they would be wiped out if they encountered people from Shengling Heaven.
Chu Qing said hesitantly, “I have discussed this matter with the Cangxuan Heaven forces. The people from Cangxuan Heaven would like to join your Tianyuan Region team, and we will of course be under the command of the Tianyuan Region team. Although we aren’t as strong as you guys, we can carry out some exploration tasks.”
Zhou Yuan smiled. “I had the same thought.”
To the five heavens shared by all races, Cangxuan Heaven was now considered half crippled. If they were to arrogantly go out alone, Zhou Yuan wouldn’t be able to stop them. It would be for the best if they could swallow their pride and stay with the Tianyuan Region.
After all, Cangxuan Heaven still had some remaining fighting strength. For example, given Chu Qing’s strength, he could rank in the top few of Hunyuan Heaven’s Heavenly Sun List. Therefore, Cangxuan Heaven could raise the Tianyuan Region team’s strength.
As for sharing profits, it wasn’t a big problem.
Qin Lian, Mu Youlan and the others also expressed their support for the plan. With the addition of the Cangxuan Heaven team, the Tianyuan Region team likely wouldn’t be weaker than the Wanzu and Wushen Region teams in terms of overall strength.
“Then it’s decided. We will return and head to Hunyuan Heaven’s territory,” said Zhou Yuan.
He was very satisfied with the decision of coming to support Cangxuan Heaven because he had not only saved many of his old friends but had also made unbelievable harvests. His Genesis Qi foundation had reached 2.4 billion stars, and his Dragon Claw Heavenly Sun had grown to the level of five claws!
Most importantly, of course, was that Silver Shadow had undergone a rebirth-like growth.
A foundation of 2.2 billion Genesis Qi stars coupled with the Great Flame Devil and its special materials meant that Silver Shadow could face enemies with a foundation of 2.2 billion. This would really help Zhou Yuan, and Silver Shadow wouldn’t be treated as a human shield and be beaten up every time.
The most terrifying thing was that Silver Shadow also possessed the Saint Art Rainbow Sky Severing Gourd. And now, there was a stream of rainbow light flowing around the gourd in its body.
In other words, Zhou Yuan now had two rainbow sword lights.
The only problem was that Silver Shadow’s Genesis Qi would be exhausted once it brought out the sword light, and it would have to recover for a period before it could move again. Regardless, Zhou Yuan’s killing move had become even more powerful.
If he had those two sword lights when he had fought Ji Mo a few days ago, Ji Mo would have likely been killed.
While Zhou Yuan was immersed in his harvests, Qin Lian suddenly screamed behind him. “Huh?”
Zhou Yuan twisted around and saw Qin Lian take out a golden incense from her spatial bag. It suddenly ignited itself, and a curl of smoke drifted up.
“It’s a message from Hunyuan Heaven!” Qin Lian exclaimed.
They had informed the other Hunyuan Heaven forces and left a message incense before coming to rescue the Cangxuan Heaven people. This was originally for them to easily contact the other Hunyuan Heaven forces for assistance if something happened. But in the end, they didn’t need to use it, and the other side ended up igniting it first.
“Something seems to have happened.” Zhou Yuan's face turned serious. Given Hunyuan Heaven’s overall strength, it wouldn’t be a trivial matter for them to ignite the message incense.
Smoke rose under their nervous gazes, gradually forming a screen of smoke before them.
A figure appeared on the screen. It was Guan Qinglong.
“Grand elder Zhou Yuan, has the matter on your side been resolved?” Guan Qinglong's calm voice sounded.
Zhou Yuan nodded and asked bluntly, “Did something happen?”
Guan Qinglong said, “Well, during the time you left, we found a place during our exploration. There is a huge jade disc completely condensed from ancestral qi. If our speculation is right, we have encountered some mystic ruins of Guyuan Heaven!”
It was rumored that in addition to ancestral qi veins, there might be some places abundant in ancestral qi in Guyuan Heaven. These places would eventually give birth to mystical substances. The substances were mysterious, and in terms of rarity, they were superior to high-class ancestral qi veins. In the entire Guyuan Heaven, only the nine ancestral qi channels could surpass them!
It was just that mystic ruins were extremely difficult to find, and they were rarely born. Zhou Yuan and the others didn’t expect the Hunyuan Heaven teams to discover such a place!
However, if the other guys from Hunyuan Heaven found some mystic ruins, they wouldn’t want the Tianyun Region team to be present, right? Since there would be one less power sharing the benefit.
Zhou Yuan’s eyes flickered slightly, and he asked, “Did any other heavens find these mystic ruins?”
Guan Qinglong nodded. “The movements over here are relatively huge, so the other heavens also detected it. Currently, there’s Wanshou Heaven and Shengwang Heaven, the heaven ranked second among the Sacred Race heavens. But I don’t know whether there will be other heavens.”
“Wanshou Heaven.”
“Shengwang Heaven.”
Zhou Yuan’s expression became more solemn. It was no wonder why Guan Qinglong would inform him—Guan Qinglong had encountered powerful enemies.
Although Hunyuan Heaven was known to be the strongest heaven among the five heavens shared by all races, Wanshou Heaven shouldn’t be underestimated. Its strength far surpassed Cangxuan Heaven, and it could even threaten Hunyuan Heaven.
As for Shengwang Heaven, it should be even stronger since it was the Sacred Race’s second strongest heaven. It was also stronger than Shengling Heaven, which Zhou Yuan had enc
ountered before.
As Zhou Yuan thought of Shengling Heaven, his heart suddenly trembled. He said, “In addition to Shengwang Heaven, I am worried the people from Shengling Heaven are also hurrying over there.”
No wonder there were no traces of the Shengling Heaven teams in this area recently...they had likely darted over there upon receiving the news.
Guan Qinglong’s expression grew even more solemn. If a Shengling Heaven team was also there, it would turn into a chaotic war among four heavens.
“Grand elder Zhou Yuan, please lead the Tianyuan Region team over here as soon as possible.”
“Understood, we will leave immediately.” Zhou Yuan nodded.
The smoke gradually dissipated, forming a map-like image of which one spot was shining brightly. That was presumably where the Hunyuan Heaven people were.
Zhou Yuan stared at the map, then let out a deep sigh and swept a glance over the crowd.
“Everyone, I'm afraid there’s big trouble this time...”
Chapter 1138 Return to Base
By the time Zhou Yuan led the Tianyuan Region and Cangxuan Heaven teams to the location marked on the map, almost ten days had passed despite them traveling non-stop.
They arrived at an ancient mountain range with no end in sight. The peaks throughout the mountain range were lofty and majestic, towering into the sky. Everyone couldn’t help marveling at the tall mountains, which exuded an ancient and barren charm.
Moreover, fog gathered between the mountains, and it was so thick that no matter how fierce the wind was, it couldn’t stir up the fog. Not even one’s Spirit could penetrate it.
Fortunately, Hunyuan Heaven had left scouts on the periphery. They at first panicked when they saw Zhou Yuan and his mighty army. After all, the Tianyuan Region army wasn’t this large before.
Their panic only faded slightly when they identified Zhou Yuan and Qin Lian.
A scout stepped forward and said respectfully, “Grand elder Zhou Yuan, captain Qin Lian, please come with us. Hunyuan Heaven’s base camp is already set up in the mountains.”
Zhou Yuan nodded, letting them lead the way as he followed with his large army of troops.
The large group shuttled through the ancient forest shrouded in dense fog for almost an hour before their visions finally improved and the forests became clearer. They saw a huge Genesis Rune Boundary shrouding the area and dispelling the dense fog. Many camps were set up within it.
Many sentry towers were around the camp, and the sentries immediately sounded warning horns when they spotted the Tianyuan Region’s large army.
An uproar broke out in the huge camp, and waves of Genesis Qi erupted. Figures appeared on the camp periphery like lightning bolts, staring suspiciously at the large crowd.
Guan Qinglong, who stood at the forefront of the group, was the most striking. He was considered the calmest, and he only looked a little surprised at the many people. He fixed his gaze on Zhou Yuan and said, “Grand elder Zhou Yuan, what’s going on?”
Zhou Yuan stepped forward and explained, “They are people from Cangxuan Heaven. They were attacked by Shengling Heaven. We went to rescue them and had driven away the Shengling Heaven team, but Cangxuan Heaven had suffered considerable damage, so they temporarily joined forces with my Tianyuan Region team.”
“Just people from Cangxuan Heaven?”
The Hunyuan Heaven forces lost a bit of interest when they heard Zhou Yuan’s words. Cangxuan Heaven’s strength was the weakest among the heavens, and now that it had suffered damage, it was of even less importance.
Guan Qinglong’s gaze shifted to the bald man leading the Cangxuan Heaven people behind Zhou Yuan. The man looked exhausted and disinterested, but Guan Qinglong could feel that his Genesis Qi wasn’t weak. The fact that the man could reach such a level in a place like Cangxuan Heaven was enough to show his remarkable talent. If he trained in Hunyuan Heaven, even Guan Qinglong might think highly of him.
It seems that although Cangxuan Heaven is weak, there are presentable people, Guan Qinglong thought to himself, but then immediately chuckled to himself. Zhou Yuan, junior sister Wu Yao, and Su Youwei from the Zixiao Region are also not ordinary people, so I shouldn’t look down on Cangxuan Heaven.
“You came at the right time. The people from the Wanshou Region will come today. They say it’s to discuss how we could cooperate, but they have to measure Hunyuan Heaven’s strength to see if we have the qualification first.”
While speaking, Guan Qinglong ordered people to open the boundary and welcomed all the troops in.
“They have nerves. They need to weigh Hunyuan Heaven’s strength?” Zhou Yuan said with a smile.
Dong Ye said indifferently, “Don’t underestimate Wanshou Heaven. Although our Hunyuan Heaven is known as the strongest among the five heavens shared by all races, the title is a little old, and some heavens, such as Qiankun Heaven and Wanshou Heaven, have never given up the goal of surpassing our Hunyuan Heaven.”
But before she finished her sentence, she saw Zhou Yuan greet Su Youwei happily and saw Su Youwei respond with a sweet smile.
Dong Ye couldn’t help scrunching her brows, and she took a step to the side, blocking the interactions between them.
Zhou Yuan was a little helpless when he saw Dong Ye acting like a mother protecting her child. He pursed his lips and shifted his gaze to the Wanzu Region’s side, noticing Zhao Mushen, who hadn’t said a word. “Captain Zhao Mushen, someone new in a position of responsibility is usually quick to make many changes. Have you reorganized the Wanzu Region team yet?”
The Wanzu Region team still looked hostile at Zhou Yuan like before, but it was obvious that Wang Xuanyang’s death had impacted them greatly. They had quelled their arrogance and didn’t dare to provoke the Tianyuan Region unnecessarily.
Zhao Mushen said indifferently, “I will inherit the will of senior brother Wang Xuanyang and lead my Wanzu Region to the glory it deserves.”
Zhou Yuan gave a thumbs up. Inherit his will? You swallowed him to the point that not even his ashes remain. Why didn’t he notice that you were a ruthless and vicious person? Wang Xuanyang is really unlucky to have such a junior brother. But Wang Xuanyang also brought it on himself for suppressing Zhao Mushen in various ways, which forced Zhao Mushen, a ruthless and vengeful man, to scheme against him and even swallow him.
Zhou Yuan had no problem with Zhao Mushen taking over the Wanzu Region team, and he wouldn’t waste effort to deal with them as long as they don’t provoke him. After all, Zhou Yuan feared Zhao Mushen more than he did Wang Xuanyang.
Zhou Yuan retracted his gaze and then noticed that a gaze had been fixed on him all this time. He tilted his head to look at the slender and beautiful figure beside Guan Qinglong and said, “It seems you have also improved a lot during this period.”
The beautiful figure was naturally Wu Yao. She stared coldly at Zhou Yuan, her beautiful face more stunning than rays of light. She opened her mouth slightly and said, “You have extremely good fortune. I’m just worried that if you accidentally die, who will I find to retrieve my Blessing?”
Wu Yao said calmly, “This was originally a battle of fate. If you win in the end, I won’t have any complaints, even if I die in your hands. So I hope you’re the same.”
“Ahem.” Guan Qinglong coughed loudly, interrupting their dispute. “Now that everyone is regarded as one team, let’s not fight. There is a way to settle anything.”
He looked at Zhou Yuan and changed the subject. “There is actually another reason for recruiting you so urgently. The people who came to pass on a message from Wanshou Heaven specifically asked to see you.”
It was Zhou Yuan’s turn to be surprised. “The people from Wanshou Heaven want to see me?"
Guan Qinglong nodded seriously.
Zhou Yuan frowned in puzzlement. He had never been to Wanshou Heaven, and he didn’t know anyone from there, so who would want to see him?
What is this about?
Chapter 1139 Members of Wanshou
Heaven
Zhou Yuan did not know why someone from Wanshou Heaven wanted to meet him. Fortunately, his curiosity did not last for long. Like Guan Qinglong said, the Wanshou Heaven team reached the Hunyuan Heaven camp half a day later.
Countless curious gazes in the enormous camp looked outside the camp. Many people were honestly rather curious about Wanshou Heaven.
It was said that Wanshou Heaven was mainly populated by Genesis Beasts, who occupied more than 70% of the land. Moreover, there were special laws in Wanshou Heaven that enabled Genesis Beasts to cultivate and develop intelligence more easily than the other heavens.
Hence, Wanshou Heaven was the holy land for many Genesis Beasts that had developed their intelligence.
A group led by Guan Qinglong was waiting outside the camp. Zhou Yuan was naturally among them.
Everyone was currently peering into the distance where they could feel a tremendous amount of unconcealed Genesis Qi undulations. The sound of rushing wind rang out as a powerful force barbarically tore the fog apart. Figure after figure emerged and descended from the sky, landing in front of the camp.
Countless people looked over, finding over a hundred individuals. The newcomers were mostly similar to humans but had some special beast-like characteristics. They were likewise observing the Hunyuan Heaven side.
Guan Qinglong cupped his fists together and smiled as his steady voice rang out, “Friends from Wanshou Heaven, I am Guan Qinglong of Hunyuan Heaven’s Wushen Region. I welcome all of you here.”
“So it’s captain Guan Qinglong. I’ve long heard of your name,” a voice tinged with a sliver of special authority sounded from the Wanshou Heaven side. A muscular and imposing man slowly walked out. He had a handsome face and golden pupils. As he spoke, a dragon roar seemed to faintly echo and ripple the air around him.
Guan Qinglong gazed at him and said, “You must be Wanshou Heaven’s head captain, the Mystic Dragon Clan’s Jiang Jinlin.”
Zhou Yuan also stared at the golden-pupiled man. The faint pressure he gave off was likely dragon pressure. He gave Zhou Yuan a very dangerous feeling, and he was obviously not to be underestimated.
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