The combination of all those allowed Zhou Yuan to achieve a Nascent Source that made everyone marvel.
To put it simply, it was an explosion of what Zhou Yuan had accumulated in his many years of painstaking cultivation.
Zhou Yuan didn’t show off his Nascent Source too much and stored it into his Divine Dwellings with one thought. It immediately disappeared from everyone's sight.
He carefully examined his present state. He first felt the closer connection he had with the world. Although he simply stood there and hadn’t activated any cultivation technique, the Genesis Qi between heaven and earth was still surging endlessly into his body.
He didn’t need to control the Genesis Qi that entered his body because the Nascent Source automatically refined and absorbed the Genesis Qi. With the Nascent Source, even if he didn’t cultivate the Genesis Qi, his Genesis Qi foundation would still slowly increase.
Zhou Yuan closed his eyes and felt the changes. Then, his brows twitched uncontrollably.
A Genesis Qi foundation of 70 billion!
It was an increase of more than ten times compared to that at the Heavenly Sun stage!
If he met Jia Tu now, he could kill Jia Tu with one blow.
The transformation at the Nascent Source stage was truly terrifying.
He was now considered at the top of the Nascent Source stage and could even face cultivators at the perfect Nascent Source stage with his numerous means.
If he encountered someone of the Law Domain stage, even if he couldn’t win, there was a high probability he could escape unscathed.
Zhou Yuan couldn't help falling into a trance-like state. He had only just reached the Divine Dwelling stage when he left Cangxuan Heaven, but he had come so far since then.
If he returned to Cangxuan Heaven, he would be ranked at the top of the Cangxuan Sect.
But there was still a gap between him and Sheng Yuan.
It didn't matter. He was already at the advanced Nascent Source stage and not far from the Law Domain stage. Once he reached the Law Domain stage he would return to Cangxuan Heaven to settle old scores.
Zhou Yuan suppressed his surging emotions and peered down at the countless five heavens troops. Then, his voice rang in everyone’s ears. "Everyone, after enjoying the cleansing from the ancestral qi, it’s time to get down to business.”
Everyone's expressions turned solemn.
The so-called business was of course to collect the nine main ancestral qi veins.
The five heavens would all benefit hugely if the nine main veins were directed into the five heavens. It would have a profound and long-lasting impact on the five heavens. It was unknown how many heaven prides would be created in the future as a result.
There could even be a Saint expert born as a result.
Saint experts were the most useful force against the Sacred Race.
This was because in a battle of such a level, anyone below the Saint stage was cannon fodder.
Under Zhou Yuan's gaze, Bai Xiaolu, Chu Qing, Guan Qinglong and the others soared into the air.
Ai Qing represented the Wanshou Heaven because Jiang Jinlin had died, and from the Wuxing Heaven was a new leader, also a new Nascent Source expert.
However, the Nascent Source expert from Wuxing Heaven showed no arrogance and was extremely polite and respectful to Zhou Yuan. After all, Zhou Yuan, in a sense, had saved them all. As for Li Fu's death, Zhou Yuan couldn’t be blamed for that.
When Ai Qing looked at Zhou Yuan, an extremely complex look filled her narrow and beautiful eyes. It should be said that she had never paid much attention to Zhou Yuan, who was concealed by Guan Qinglong’s brilliance. But who would have thought that the seemingly ordinary guy was the real crocodile.
The leaders of the five heavens met and had a fierce discussion about how to divide the nine main ancestral qi veins.
Zhou Yuan didn’t participate and only waited for the result of the discussion.
After almost an hour, Bai Xiaolu and the others breathed a sigh of relief and ended the discussion.
The final result was that Hunyuan Heaven would take the first and sixth veins.
Qiankun Heaven would take the second.
Wanshou Heaven would take the third.
Wuxing Heaven would take the fourth.
Cangxuan Heaven would take the fifth.
The remaining seventh, eighth, and ninth veins would be absorbed and divided among the four Heavens, Qiankun Heaven, Wanshou Heaven, Wuxing Heaven and Cangxuan Heaven.
Hunyuan Heaven was clearly the biggest winner, but the other heavens couldn’t raise any objection. After all, Zhou Yuan represented Hunyuan Heaven and he was the one who turned the tide.
Regardless, the result was much better than in the past.
From what they heard, almost all the main veins were occupied by the Sacred Race in the past Battle of Guyuan Heaven, and only the remaining five veins were left to them. The Sacred Race’s plan was even more ruthless this time. They intended to not leave any to them. But who would have thought they would fall into their own trap.
Chu Qing was very satisfied with the result. After all, their initial goal was very low—they only aimed for the ninth vein! But now, not only were they allocated the fifth vein, they also had a share of the three remaining main veins. The result was much better than anticipated.
Of course, he also knew the other heavens only allowed Cangxuan Heaven to have a share to give Zhou Yuan face.
This was because the cooperation between the heavens had ended and the nine main ancestral qi veins could lead to infightings between heavens.
Cangxuan Heaven was considered the weakest of the five heavens and so would be targeted. This sort of situation had also happened in the past.
This wasn’t considered out of line because everything was always decided by strength.
But the conflict didn’t happen because of Zhou Yuan's existence.
When Zhou Yuan learned about the result, he nodded slightly to express his approval.
He raised his head and stared at the nine main ancestral qi veins in the black hole’s depths. He exhaled deeply, and his tensed shoulders finally relaxed a little.
The Battle of Guyuan Heaven finally came to an end.
He was very surprised with the final result, but regardless, he succeeded.
Once he gets his hand on the Ancestral Dragon Flesh, he could awaken Yaoyao!
Chapter 1201 Guyuan Heaven’s Conclusion
This was a special domain.
There was no sky or land, only a formless mass. At the very center, an enormous light screen split the domain into two.
One could make out numerous powerful figures on both sides of the dark space, so many that it was near impossible to count them all.
In the deepest parts of the dark space, imposing presences would occasionally emerge, existences that caused the entire domain to tremble slightly.
These were the Saint experts.
It was clear that there were Saint experts on both sides.
This place was a domain near Guyuan Heaven, and was where everyone would end up after exiting Guyuan Heaven.
The two forces on both sides of the light barrier were the five heavens and the Sacred Race!
This domain was currently the focal point of the entire Tianyuan World. Everything that happened here was projected back to the nine heavens.
Most of these projections were done by the Sacred Race since they were the side that usually gained the upper hand in every battle for Guyuan Heaven. The Sacred Race also wanted to let the five heavens know the outcome, plummeting them into deeper despair, while also reminding them how difficult it was to fight against the Sacred Race.
High up in the domain, many imposing auras surged. Most of the Saint experts from the five heavens were currently gathered here.
Zhuan Zhu stood with his hands behind his back, while Chi Qing, dashing and heroic with her short red hair and slender figure, stood beside him.
Their expressions
were currently quite grave.
Chi Jing said in a low voice, “It doesn’t look good this time.”
The battle for Guyuan Heaven was mostly already decided. However, things weren’t looking good for the five heavens.
The battle was split into four levels, the Heavenly Sun, Nascent Source, Law Domain and Saint levels.
The Saint experts’ battle decided forty percent, while the other three, twenty each.
After countless clashes, the outcome for the levels had been decided, with the exception of the Heavenly Sun level.
In the battle between the Saints, the Sacred Race had occupied twenty two out of forty, while the five heavens had the remaining eighteen.
In the Law Domain level, the Sacred Race had eleven out of twenty, leaving the five heavens with nine.
The Nascent Source stage was the worst for the five heavens, the Sacred Race dominating fifteen out of twenty, while the five heavens only had a measly five.
The overall difference between the two sides could be roughly seen from these results.
Excluding the Heavenly Sun stage, who were not out yet, out of eighty percent of Guyuan Heaven’s ancestral qi, the Sacred Race had taken forty-eight, while the five heavens only had thirty-two.
Though the number sixteen might not seem big, it represented an indescribably tremendous amount of ancestral qi. This additional ancestral qi would undoubtedly make the Sacred Race even stronger over the next thousand years.
Hence, for the time being, it appeared that the Sacred Race had an insurmountable advantage.
The results were also projected to all the heavens. A sorrowful atmosphere spread as countless lifeforms in the five heavens gazed up at the projection in the sky.
Every advantage the Sacred Race gained would make them stronger and stronger, in turn giving them a greater and greater advantage. When this reached the tipping point, it might be the end of the five heavens.
But what could they do?
They had sent out every elite of each participating cultivation stage. However, they were still not the Sacred Race’s match.
Although the Heavenly Sun stage result was not out yet, most people were not very optimistic.
Amidst the formless mass in the domain.
Space warped on the Sacred Race side, seemingly forming layers of tunnels that led to countless worlds.
Several supernatural ten-thousand-foot-tall silhouettes floated among them, giving off immeasurable auras that placed the surrounding space in a constant state of collapsing.
“It seems that our Sacred Race has proved once again that we are superior.” An ancient and indifferent laughter rang out. The voice seemed to contain a certain law that made starlight blossom within the chaos, turning into countless shooting stars.
A Saint also walked out from the five heavens side. It was Wanzu Region’s supreme sovereign Wan Zu.
He expressionlessly gazed at the ten-thousand-foot-tall titan behind the light screen and said, “The Heavenly Sun level isn’t over yet. Star Saint, it’s too early for you to make such a statement.”
The other party was known as the Star Saint, and was an extremely ancient Saint on the Sacred Race side.
The Star Saint’s indifferent voice sounded, “Hehe, I’m afraid that once the outcome is known, you guys will fall deeper into despair.”
There was something strange about his words that made the hearts of countless people on the five heavens’ side sink. Could something have happened in the Heavenly Sun level?
“Never mind, there’s already no need to hide anything.” The Star Saint chuckled, before his indifferent voice rang out across the dark space, “Our Sacred Race Saint experts have come up with a boundary that can bind the nine ancestral qi main channels. In other words, we’ll be collecting the entire twenty percent.”
Uproar!
These words shocked the five heavens.
Even some of the Saint experts were strongly affected, their terrifying auras involuntarily leaking out and began to affect the world around them.
“Your Sacred Race dares to use such dirty tricks?!” One of the Saint experts was furious, his anger continuously the space around him.
A Saint expert sneered and retorted, “How laughable. The victor is always right, and the strong will prey on the weak. If our god had not fallen into a deep slumber after clashing with the Ancestral Dragon’s will, your five lower heavens would have been our livestock long ago. How dare you be so impudent?”
Rumble!
The Saints on both sides were angered. An indescribable pressure spread in an instant, nearly suffocating the others practitioners in the domain.
However, they ultimately held themselves back, not wanting to start a fight between Saints. This was not the best timing for either side.
The five heavens side, however, was under a depressing atmosphere. If the Sacred Race was right, the Heavenly Sun level would not end well for the five heavens.
Moreover, the consequences would be dire. If the final twenty percent was completely taken away by the Sacred Race, this battle for Guyuan Heaven would become the greatest loss in history for the five heavens.
The Sacred Race’s momentum would become even greater, putting the five heavens under greater danger and pressure in the future.
“These Sacred Race bastards!” Chi Jing gnashed her teeth, the fire of rage burning in her eyes. Zhou Yuan was currently in the Heavenly Sun Guyuan Heaven!
Zhuan Zhu also fell silent. Due to Guyuan Heaven’s special laws, even Saint experts could not interfere.
All he could do was try to console himself and his junior sister. “Junior brother Zhou Yuan is quite capable. Even if they fail to compete with the Sacred Race, he should have no problem surviving.”
However, he knew that his words were unconvincing. If the Sacred Race really had a boundary that could capture the nine main channels, none of the Heavenly Sun experts would be able face such power.
It was an understatement to say that things were not optimistic for Zhou Yuan and the other five heavens Heavenly Sun experts.
The domain fell silent once more.
Every gaze in Tianyuan World was fixed on the projections covering the sky.
They understood that if the Sacred Race Saint was right, it would be a crushing defeat for the five heavens. When that happened, all of the five heavens would be filled with despair.
A strange disturbance suddenly emerged in the domain.
Space was torn open, forming a spatial door.
The gazes on both sides immediately looked over. They knew that the Heavenly Sun level had finally ended...
Chapter 1202 All with Us
Countless existences in the domain immediately looked towards the newly formed spatial door. So did every gaze in the nine heavens.
Amidst innumerable gazes, the spatial door fully formed. A Genesis Qi ripple pulsed from it and countless figures were sent washing out like fishes and in a torrent.
The surrounding area was quickly crammed full of people.
“The five heavens’ Heavenly Sun experts?” Powerful senses immediately spread towards the figures and identified them.
Pleasant surprise flitted across the eyes of numerous powerful existences on the five heavens side. In contrast, the Sacred Race side was somewhat stunned.
The situation was different than expected.
The five heavens experts looked at each other, unable to understand what was happening. Didn’t the Sacred Race say earlier that they had prepared a powerful boundary for the Heavenly Sun level that could bind the nine main ancestral qi channels?
With the boundary’s power, it was not difficult for the Sacred Race to destroy all the five heavens teams.
Hence, they had been preparing themselves for the worst possible outcome. To their surprise, the five heavens troops had been the ones to appear instead?
They were soon even more shocked by what happened next. The spatial door slowly dissipated after the five heavens side appeared. There was
no sign of the Sacred Race Heavenly Sun experts...
The domain fell deathly silent.
The Sacred Race side clearly had not expected this, and for a time, even the Saint experts were dazed.
“Several people on our side have ascended to the Nascent Source stage…” Amidst the silence, the five heavens Saint experts’ senses swept across the group, immediately finding several practitioners at the Nascent Source stage.
“What happened?”
“Where are the Sacred Race experts?”
“……”
Even the five heavens Saint stage experts looked at each other in confusion.
“What happened in your Guyuan Heaven level?” In the end, a five heavens Saint expert’s powerful voice rang out in the numerous Heavenly Sun experts’ ears.
The recently spat out five heavens group was initially also somewhat dazed. They had not expected to arrive in such a place after leaving Guyuan Heaven.
However, they soon sensed several terrifying presences. Although they were rather shocked, they quickly recovered after a few blinks. All of them unanimously looked around, their gazes ultimately pausing on a young figure amidst them.
“Oh?” Everyone followed their gazes, arriving on the young figure, only for a few to cry out in surprise, “Advanced Nascent Source stage?”
The most surprising discovery for the five heavens Saints, however, was that these elite five heavens Heavenly Sun experts were looking to the young man as their leader.
One must know that these youths were proud and headstrong individuals in their respective heavens. Only genuine respect would make them display such an attitude.
The figure naturally belonged to Zhou Yuan.
His expression was currently a little rigid. He had already felt something was amiss moments after appearing here, because they were far too many terrifying presences.
Hence, he tried to hide within the crowd, hoping to pass off as any other ordinary participant.
He had only acted as he pleased in Guyuan Heaven because no one could match him there. This place, however, was different. Besides them, the weakest person here was at the Nascent Source stage! There were even Law Domain experts and the ultimate Saint experts!
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