Translator: CKtalon Editor: CKtalon
“Qin Wu.” Supremacy Luotang’s eyes were filled with worry. “Archean Eon Grotto-Heaven is Archean Mountain’s most important treasured land. Before the demon invasion, it was opened once every 6000 years! Ever since the demon invasion began, we have gone overboard. We’ve opened it four times in 800 years. Now, we are opening it a fifth time? Shouldn’t we consider it carefully?”
“Luotang,” the long-haired man, Qin Wu, shook his head gently, “the demon invasion is getting worse. More middle-sized city passes are being built, and another major city pass has appeared in the past thirty years. Every major city pass needs a Supremacy to guard it. How many Creation Supremacies do we have? The demon invasion will only intensify. You know that the demons are far stronger than us. It’s only because of the World Entrance limitations that they can only inject a small portion of their forces into our world. We have only fought for 800 years. The war will likely worsen in the future. The war will become crueler.”
Supremacy Luotang fell silent. She knew that the war would worsen in the future.
“If our defenses fail, the human race will be slaughtered; our world will be occupied by demons. The demons will thrive here,” said Qin Wu calmly. “Perhaps they will leave some humans behind as food. When that happens, what use would the treasured lands—left behind by our ancestors—be? All of them will fall into the hands of demons.
“Therefore, from my point of view, we should open Archean Eon Grotto-Heaven once there’s a person who has a chance of reaching the Creation realm,” said Qin Wu.
Supremacy Luotang nodded gently. “According to what I know, Meng Chuan only has an Essence Soul. His saber art cultivation is slower than Xue Feng’s. It’s very ordinary, so there’s no hope of him reaching the Creation realm.”
“However, his talent in painting is astonishing,” retorted Qin Wu. “In this era, Godfiends grow amidst life and death. They grow faster than all the Godfiends in history! I think his talent in painting is not inferior to Senior Tan You’an’s. The present environment will make him grow faster than Senior Tan You’an. His Essence Soul has a chance of reaching the eighth stage. If he were to reach the ninth stage, that would be unprecedented.”
“Ninth stage? It’s still a question whether it exists.” Supremacy Luotang hesitated.
“As long as his Essence Soul reaches the eighth stage, even if he were to peak as a Regis Godfiend, he will be able to fight experts in the Creation realm,” said Qin Wu. “You should know how terrifying a seventh or eighth-stage Essence Soul is. At the World stage, one would have the strength of a newly-advanced Creation realm expert. At the Tribulation Transcendence stage, one will surpass all current Creation realm experts. I think it’s worth opening Archean Eon Grotto-Heaven for him.”
The corners of Supremacy Luotang’s lips curled up. Her smile was very charming. She smiled. “Qin Wu, you have convinced me. I hope his Essence Soul can reach the seventh or eighth stage.”
“You are agreeable?” Qin Wu heaved a sigh of relief.
“Yes, let’s open it,” said Supremacy Luotang. “Although he can only reach the level of a Regis Godfiend with his potential, he does have a chance of fighting Creation realm experts with the help of his Essence Soul. If an expert with an eighth-level Essence Soul is born, it’d be a blessing for us humans.”
1It was harder to transform one’s Essence Soul at later stages. Every stage was like an abyss. Just like how it was very difficult for a Marquis Godfiend to become a Regis Godfiend, it was very difficult for a Regis Godfiend to reach the Creation realm.
Improving one’s Essence Soul from the seventh to the eighth stage was harder than reaching the Creation realm! In humanity’s history, only three experts with eight-stage Essence Souls had been born. By relying on their Essence Souls, these experts were invincible. They were capable of killing other Creation realm experts!
“Alright, I’ll open it tonight,” said Qin Wu poignantly. “In the past, Archean Mountain only opened Archean Eon Grotto-Heaven when a disciple was perfect in every single aspect. On average, it opened once every 6000 years. However, it will be the fifth time we’re opening Archean Eon Grotto-Heaven in the last eight hundred years.”
“Archean Eon Grotto-Heaven was activated for those that had high chances of reaching the Creation realm,” said Supremacy Luotang. “For the past eight hundred years, four humans have entered the treasured land. One died in battle as a Great Solar Godfiend; it was a pity. The other three have become Regis Godfiends. King True Martial is over 300 years old this year, and he is weakening. The chances of him reaching the Creation realm are increasingly slim. King Calm Sea is very young. He’s just above 100 years old this year, and he has the greatest potential.
“It was just too unfortunate King Yanshui died. He had reached the requirements. His body and Quintessential Essence were extremely powerful. Only his Essence Soul was stuck at the fourth stage. If his Essence Soul had reached the fifth stage, he would’ve reached the Creation realm. Unfortunately, he died at Yanshui Pass.”
“In this tumultuous era, it’s already impressive if a Regis Godfiend is born every time we open the treasured land,” said Qin Wu. “There’s no way we can impose the strict requirements on our disciples like before.”
“That’s true.” Supremacy Luotang nodded.
What did the future hold?
Even they—who stood at the peak of the human race—weren’t sure either. They only knew that they had to nurture more experts and prepare for the worst.
The more prepared they were, the greater their hopes of winning the war.
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Night.
Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue were eating dinner while talking and laughing. They were in a good mood.
The duo looked out of the hall when they sensed something. They saw an illusory figure walking over from the courtyard. The figure gradually turned corporeal—a long-haired man.
“Master.” Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue immediately stood up and greeted him respectfully.
A master coming to their disciple’s cave abode? It was unheard of!
“Meng Chuan, follow me,” said the long-haired man.
“Yes.” Meng Chuan stood up and moved to his master’s side.
“Meng Chuan will return, but he will take two hours to three days.” said the long-haired man to Liu Qiyue before turning around and disappearing with Meng Chuan.
Liu Qiyue stood dazedly for a long time before returning to the dining table. She continued eating with her head lowered. However, she was thinking, Why was Ah Chuan taken away so suddenly? She wasn’t too worried. Since their master had personally taken him away, his safety was guaranteed.
The long-haired man exited the void with Meng Chuan. They arrived at a lone mountain.
“Master?” Meng Chuan was somewhat puzzled. He looked around and saw a few familiar mountains. He understood where he was. This is a nameless mountain. It’s roughly 15 kilometers from Bright Scenic Peak.
The long-haired man took out the cyan ruler. After activating it, a woman in a golden-white robe appeared beside him.
“Let’s open it.” The long-haired man and the illusory woman exchanged looks as they opened the treasured land together.
Whoosh!
The void distorted, and a circular cave entrance appeared in the void.
“This void cave leads to Archean Mountain’s most treasured land.” The long-haired man looked at Meng Chuan and said, “After you enter, whatever opportunities you receive will depend on yourself. Try your best to obtain a powerful opportunity.”
“It took your master quite a bit of persuasion before I agreed to let you enter.” Supremacy Luotang’s phantom looked at Meng Chuan. “I’m very curious about what you can obtain in Archean Eon Grotto-Heaven.”
“I will do my best.” Meng Chuan bowed as he looked at the void cave curiously.
Archean Eon Grotto-Heaven? Opportunity? Meng Chuan was slightly confused.
“This is Archean Mountain’s most important treasured land. Remember not to tell anyone about this, including your parents, wife, and family.” As the long-haired man spoke, he grabbed Meng Chuan’s clothes and threw him in.
Meng Chuan was shocked. Without any time to react, he entered the void cave.
Following that, the void cave entrance disappeared rapidly.
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This is Archean Eon Grotto-Heaven? After Meng Chuan passed through the void cave, he felt like he was plummeting in midair. Following that, he saw a massive beast’s head! Its head was even bigger than a mountain, and its mouth was 10,000 feet wide. A dark vortex appeared within it. Meng Chuan was unable to resist the invisible suction force and was sucked into the beast’s mouth.
After being sucked in, he felt like he had entered a stormy vortex.