Chapter 1760: Chapter 582: Heavenly Origin Points
But the moment he showed any sign of striking upward and threatening those of the Imperial Family and Royal Family, the situation changed entirely.
Chu Xisheng actually did not mind using the lives of twelve million Ant Clan members to clash head-on with those Giant Spirits and giant gods.
He had already prepared a method of escape that could let him retreat intact if the situation turned extremely dire.
The problem was that there were still many far more important things he had yet to do.
"So the Sword Lord still has some sense left."
Xie Tianqing gave a slight shake of his head and said expressionlessly, "But I feel you have already stepped onto a dead-end path. The best outcome awaiting you in the future is to end up like Vengeance, perhaps even worse than Vengeance in his day.
By doing this today, Sword Lord, you may feel爽快, but you have completely severed any hope of Promotion to First Grade. Once the Gods have their hands free, sooner or later you will die at Their hands."
"Is that so?"
Chu Xisheng let out a soundless laugh. "So, in the Sect Master’s view, instead of being plotted against by All Gods at some unknown time in the future and dying in battle like Vengeance, I might as well, while my power is at its peak now, stake everything on a desperate battle with them? At least I can lessen the pressure on the Human Clan a little."
"How would I dare presume so?" Xie Tianqing gave a self-mocking smile.
"The future of the Human Clan is already dark and lightless; I have almost fallen into despair. To be frank with you, Sword Lord, my resolve is already set. If Burial Sky falls into demonic madness, then my Guiyuan Sword Sect has no path left but to fight to the death, holding nothing back, not sparing a single man. Rather than become dogs to the Giant Spirits, we would sooner perish together with my Divine Continent Clan."
He paused briefly in his speech. "In truth—"
In truth, Chu Xisheng ought to have become the hope of their Human Clan.
Chu Xisheng possessed the Blood of Ten Thousand Ages, possessed Burial Sky Divine Blood, and possessed the Divine Intent Touch Death Blade, holding all the qualifications that any mighty God should have.
If Chu Xisheng achieved Ascension, he would definitely be even stronger than Burial Sky was in those days.
What a pity—
Xie Tianqing once again gave a self-deprecating smile.
He felt his own thoughts were far too absurd.
It was truly too late; there was no longer time.
There was only a little over one year left before Burial Sky fell into demonic madness; under any circumstances Chu Xisheng could not possibly achieve Ascension.
Chu Xisheng neither confirmed nor denied it.
Hands clasped behind his back, he looked toward the Void ahead. "The matter I asked the two Sect Masters to handle previously—has it been completed?"
"This matter can be considered half-completed."
Xie Tianqing’s gaze grew deep and gloomy. "Over this past month or so, we did everything we could to send Chaos Stones into the vicinity of Buzhou Mountain, but we were fiercely obstructed by the Four Great Divine Mountains.
There was even an Avatar of a mighty God involved. That God not only had formidable combat power but also foresight like a prophet, causing my Guiyuan Sword Sect to suffer grievous losses. To date, over three hundred men have died in battle; the casualties of Dutian Divine Palace are no less than that number. Even so, we did not fail our mission and managed to send one Chaos Stone to a point twelve thousand li north of Buzhou Mountain.
This is the closest distance we can reach. The Heavenly Emperor in Buzhou Mountain is on high alert; he even expended enormous power to move the Chaos Stones inside the mountain and throw them fifty thousand li away."
There were quite a few Chaos Stones within Buzhou Mountain itself, the largest of which was over thirty li in both length and width. The "Southern Heavenly Emperor" Huang Tianyan mobilized more than twenty First-grade Giant Spirits to barely move that massive stone out.
"Twelve thousand li, is it?"
Chu Xisheng judged that this distance was roughly sufficient.
Though not ideal, it was enough for the Divine Mirror Sky Blade to borrow a bit of power from the Buzhou Mountain side.
He cast his gaze toward the ant swarm below.
Then, with a single Thought, he unleashed a Divine Intent Touch Death Blade strike that cleaved down in front of the ant swarm.
In an instant, dust billowed as a gigantic blade mark a hundred li long appeared before the eyes of the entire Daluo Ant Clan.
The entire ant swarm paused slightly, then flew in the direction indicated by the blade mark.
Over these fifty days, Chu Xisheng had been guiding them by this method.
And as they were now, they still did not dare defy Chu Xisheng’s will.
Xie Tianqing continued to stand behind Chu Xisheng, falling into deep thought.
He was wondering what Li Changsheng and the others were doing.
Regarding the Chaos Stones, the Formless Divine Sect was also contributing. They were likewise doing everything possible to send Chaos Stones into the vicinity of Buzhou Mountain and hide them.
However, the group of top experts led by Li Changsheng in the Formless Divine Sect had not been very active in these ten-odd days.
Was the Formless Divine Sect preparing something, and was it related to Chu Xisheng’s scheme of driving the ants north?
Because the Daluo Ant Clan had recovered their strength, their Flying speed had greatly increased as well.
In less than one hour, they had already crossed a distance of twelve thousand li.
Along the way, they did not spare any Life, devouring flesh and Blood without delaying their tunneling speed.
When the entire ant swarm arrived at a small hill, Chu Xisheng descended from the sky.
The first thing he did was raise his head and glance toward the south.
In that instant, countless giant spirit scout parties pulled back in a panic, fleeing in all directions.
Chu Xisheng let out a cold laugh, then pressed his hand to the soil. With a stir of his True Yuan, he forcibly wrenched out a Chaos Stone ten zhang across.
Chu Xisheng focused his mind and sensed it for a moment, then his eyes lit up. "Many thanks, Sect Master Xie!"
The quality of this Chaos Stone was extremely high, from which the price paid by the Guiyuan Sword Sect could be imagined.
"There’s no need."
Xie Tianqing shook his head slightly. "In a time of crisis for the Human Clan, we naturally share the same resolve and will exert whatever strength we can. However—"
He turned back and swept his gaze around the surroundings.
Chu Xisheng’s true trial was just beginning.
Because the Daluo Ant Clan had not moved far away, the forces in the direction of Buzhou Mountain were still contracting, turtling all their manpower inside the mountain.
They had even begun causing their clansmen to enter large-scale deep sleep.
Besides this, Xie Tianqing could also smell the scent of Gods in this area.
They were hiding nearby, waiting for the moment when Chu Xisheng took the secret medicine.
Aside from them, there was another who waited there.
As far as Xie Tianqing knew, that Emperor Jianyuan had already led one and a half million imperial guards to arrive in Hui State, arrayed north of the Tianhuai River.
He clearly intended to wait until Chu Xisheng advanced to Second Grade and was truly unable to spare any attention elsewhere before launching a decisive battle.
Chu Xisheng also sensed the powerful Star Power all around.
The All Heavens Star Gods made no attempt to conceal Themselves, strenuously projecting Their power down to provide strength for Their Avatars cast into the mortal world.
The God Avatars hidden in the vicinity were likely no fewer than ten, perhaps more than twenty.
Chu Xisheng, however, paid them no mind. He turned his gaze to the character panel before his eyes, focusing on the Heavenly Origin Points column.
Heavenly Origin Points: 1532408
This was what Chu Xisheng had gained over more than a month from the Heavenly Gods and from all corners of Tian Nan.
By driving the ants north, he had not only made himself the eye of the storm in the entire Mortal World but had also forced All Gods to keep Their attention fixed on his movements.
The corners of Chu Xisheng’s lips curled up slightly in a faintly proud smile.
He first directly raised his Divine Heart (Sixth Rank/Gouchen) to Eighth Rank. Then he opened his Martial Arts Treasure Vault and looked at the two item charts that had long since been refreshed inside.
Burial Sky Divine Blood/Abnormality 24th Tier—requires 3545 Heavenly Origin Points to redeem.
And most importantly, Vengeful Bloodline, Twenty-fourth Rank—requires 1215 Heavenly Origin Points to redeem.
As Chu Xisheng redeemed both icons, the Blood within his body instantly grew searing hot, flowing like Magma.
The fine scales hidden beneath Chu Xisheng’s skin were the first to change, undergoing a near-qualitative reconstruction.
However, what Chu Xisheng cared about most were the brand-new abilities these two mighty Bloodlines would bring him.
