Chapter 876: Chapter 876: The Divine Land Situation
Chen Guan couldn’t make a judgment, so he thought about it and decided to query information on another Sky Secret Spirit again.
"Spirit... Devouring... God..." Chen Guan uttered the name.
The power of the Secret Law was immediately triggered, with light and shadows flickering before his eyes. However, Chen Guan suddenly felt a pang of panic, and then the light and shadows in front of him shattered abruptly.
Poof!
Chen Guan spat blood from his mouth, his face turning pale instantly. The power of the Secret Law exploded directly, backlashing against his body.
Fortunately, his body was strong enough; if it had been someone else of the same level, the backlash from the Secret Law would have been enough to take their life.
"Does the Spirit Devouring God have the capability to restrain such Secret Laws?" Chen Guan’s expression was uncertain.
He couldn’t determine whether it was because the Spirit Devouring God had restraining abilities or because the Spirit Devouring God’s level was too high and their power too strong, causing this situation.
Chen Guan dared not harbor the thought of peeking into the Spirit Devouring God again. This time, he had only just begun the inquiry and had not truly succeeded, yet he ended up in such a state.
If he really found out information on the Spirit Devouring God, there was the possibility of being discovered by the Spirit Devouring God and pursued, which was an unknown.
Meanwhile, within an incredible Sky Garden, the Spirit Devouring God, fully clad in armor, sat cross-legged amid all sorts of exotic flowers and plants.
Originally with eyes closed, he slightly opened his eyes for a brief moment of contemplation, then closed them again.
"That drop of my blood that was injured and dripped has actually been refined by someone, interesting," the Spirit Devouring God murmured to himself faintly, and seemed to gradually fall into a state of slumber, sitting there in the garden as if merging with it, yet somehow seeming out of place, as though he stood apart from all things.
Chen Guan did not succeed in inquiring about the Spirit Devouring God and dared not continue further.
Whether or not the Spirit Devouring God was the most supreme Secret Spirit of the Celestial Secret Realm, since querying them resulted in problems, querying other more powerful entities would only lead to greater issues.
"Forget it, I can’t investigate further. If I continue, my body might not be able to endure," Chen Guan thought, feeling this was enough.
At least now it was clear, the strength of the four from the Immortal Mountain Sect within the Celestial Secret Realm was not at the bottom; they had some survival capabilities, even if they left the Immortal Mountain Sect, it wouldn’t be a certain death situation.
Chen Guan pondered that he could quietly follow these four out in the future to see what the Celestial Secret Realm outside the Immortal Mountain Sect was like.
These four had not yet decided to leave the Immortal Mountain Sect, so Chen Guan had to wait for them to make their decision.
Chen Guan knew this was a matter of time, as the Primordial Energy of the Immortal Mountain Sect was no longer sufficient for them to continue enhancing their strength.
Chen Guan had a thought and modified the Secret Law slightly to check information on Kao Mountain.
Kao Mountain (Human): Level 100 (Ninth Awakening).
This was what Chen Guan had expected and did not come as a surprise. After checking the four, they were all at Level 100 of the Ninth Awakening.
While waiting for the four to decide to leave the Immortal Mountain Sect, Chen Guan also kept an eye on the situation in the Divine Land.
Over the past seven years, the changes in the Divine Land were not particularly significant.
The Ten Great Families remained the Ten Great Families, and the Ancestral Court remained the Ancestral Court.
The difference was that the Ji Family had weakened significantly, and the Great Cave Heaven of the Ji Family had almost become public territory of the Ten Great Families, with the Ji Family’s say being greatly reduced.
Many high-ranking members of the Ji Family even had ambiguous relationships with different families.
The Ji Family with or without a Celestial King were entirely different families.
The Ji Family without a Celestial King was just a great family, but with a Celestial King, it became an unparalleled superfamily.
The Ancestral Court and Chief Judge have been much more subdued these past few years, as the Ancestral Court’s power has been significantly weakened due to successive setbacks.
Especially the Celestial Court Army, which has become despondent after losing the resources of Treasure Pillar Grotto Heaven, with many talents from the Celestial Court Army being diverted and the legion undergoing another downsizing.
Without sufficient resources, it’s impossible to sustain such a large legion.
The Gong Family hasn’t had it easy either, facing shortages due to the interference of Purple Sun City and the Southern Heavenly Kingdom. The Gong Family’s industries within the Grotto Heaven have been hit hard, and the situation isn’t great.
However, the Celestial Void Palace has vast resources, and their high-level battle prowess and Celestial King are still present, so short-term issues won’t be too problematic. There’s also the chance to rise again in the future.
As long as the Celestial King remains, the base won’t collapse.
Ji Nanhong has already entered the Great Cave Heaven, currently at a higher level than Chen Guan, having reached the Ninth Awakening at Level 84.
The Secret Technique she cultivates allows her to level up just by traveling around, making it much easier to upgrade compared to Chen Guan.
With the protection of the Evil Spirit Blood Sword, Ji Nanhong has leveled up smoothly without much hardship, even within the Grotto Heaven.
The Evil Spirit Blood Sword, tagging along with Ji Nanhong, absorbed quite a bit from the mineral deposits Ji Nanhong discovered during her travels. Its level increased rapidly, now at Level 89, only one level short of perfection in the Great Cave Heaven.
The peerless prodigies of each family have, over more than seven years, entered the Great Cave Heaven one after another, establishing their names.
Of course, more talents fell during this process.
Currently, some of the most famous rising star geniuses among the Ten Great Families are names Chen Guan is familiar with.
Jiang Qiemo from the Jiang Family, Chu Kuangsheng from the Chu Family, Gong Wudi from the Gong Family, Chu Jianfeng from the Chu Family, Shang Ziyi from the Shang Family, Qin Ziyu from the Qin Family, Zhang Chunxiang from the Zhang Family, among others, have all become renowned new star experts.
Zhang Chunxiang is the most unique among them, as Jiang Qiemo, Chu Kuangsheng, and others were cultivated as cultivation prodigies by their families.
Their main task was to cultivate, to compete with others, to become invincible powerhouses.
Within the family, there was also another person being cultivated as the true head of the family for the future, who generally would not participate in dangerous battles.
Zhang Chunxiang, however, is different. She is both the zenith of combat power cultivated by the Zhang Family and its future head.
This situation arose because the Zhang Family’s main source of income is Elixirs, with typically three directions of cultivation for candidates.
Combat pinnacle, Alchemy Master, and Family Head. The problem now is that the Zhang Family cannot find anyone who surpasses Zhang Chunxiang in any single direction.
Zhang Chunxiang’s talent in all respects is the best in the Zhang Family, leading to this situation.
Although a Celestial King is far distant, the Zhang Family is indeed training Zhang Chunxiang by the standards of a Celestial King.
Chen Guan isn’t truly focused on these people. The reason he has been so attentive to the Divine Land’s situation lately is because it’s nearing the time for the Chief Judge selection.
Previously, Qi Tianxin had the support of the Ten Great Families and was repeatedly re-elected.
Later, after amassing enough power, he attempted to break free from the control of the Ten Great Families to make the Ancestral Court truly independent, but unfortunately, he did not succeed.
After developing a rift with the Ten Great Families, whether Qi Tianxin can be reelected remains unknown.
Crucially, at this time, someone has come forward to compete with Qi Tianxin for the position of Chief Judge. It’s not a mere formality as before but a genuine attempt to vie for the position, and that person’s name is Xiu Jie Ming.
