Chapter 859: Chapter 339: Change
The next morning.
Ning Zheng opened his eyes again, a gradually restrained aura flashed through his gaze. Evidently, after a night of adaptation, he could barely control the rampaging power.
After several cautious sensations, he dared to remove the isolation protective shield used for breakthrough.
Otherwise, the entire Nine-State might sense his activity, which could be somewhat exaggerated, but casually releasing a trace to crush the blacksmiths on the mountain or the Embers would be no problem at all.
"The first day of life in the Self-Transformation Realm, officially embarking on a distant journey."
Ning Zheng shook his body, stood up, feeling deeply moved.
Recalling all the previous hardships, the numerous twists and turns, finally arriving at the level of the Self-Transformation Realm.
The boasts previously made have finally become reality.
Sword Casting Manor now also has a person stationed in the Self-Transformation Realm.
He checked the time.
It’s morning, the sun has just risen, today’s sun is not lazy, warm sunlight spills over Sword Casting Manor, beginning a day of iron forging life.
The newly arrived blacksmiths are still fiddling with letters, preparing to make trades with the neighbors, laughing and chatting happily, a thriving scene.
According to usual practice, the treasure chests for the day would be sent back at eleven o’clock.
Today’s 2.3 billion Qi Fortune Value has not yet arrived, Ning Zheng doesn’t have the funds to cultivate another wave of Celestial Spirit Root [Heart Mind].
So, no matter how anxious he was, he could only wait.
"It’s already been three days now, each day 3.3 billion, totaling ninety-nine billion."
Ning Zheng calculated in his mind:
"It’s precisely this wave of wealth that allowed me to quickly surpass this stage, but the Night Emperor next door must be close to noticing, right?"
Establishing the Twelve Golden Men has been over three hundred years.
Over these three hundred years, the karmic barrier has become increasingly heavy, he must be starting to notice something.
Every bit of karmic force brought by each life, the web of cause and effect, gathering together, would likely be very hard for even him to bear.
"Today, once I obtain [Heart Mind], I’ll take a trip to the Celestial Destiny World next door and settle accounts directly."
Every day for the past few days, Ning Zheng has been updating himself just to race against time, lest there be trouble next door.
There are still several hours until the treasure chest transaction is complete, Ning Zheng is not in a hurry and continues adapting to his Self-Transformation Realm powers.
First, his Dharma Aspect emerged, entering the neighboring Xirong Academy to check the information of that No. 01 civilization laboratory.
"Greetings, Manor Master!"
"We’ve been in the exploration phase these past few days."
The group of scholars hasn’t researched any breakthroughs over the past few days.
This is not surprising.
Even with a super computing Immortal Artifact, it wouldn’t be exaggerated to that extent.
He glanced at the information across various places.
Yesterday, a fight broke out again in the small tomb-robbing town at the Imperial Mausoleum.
The fight was earth-shattering, the false Night Emperor acted once more.
The cause was that after the Night Emperor took over the Ancestor Demon God’s forces, he had decided not to open the Imperial Mausoleum for sharing but to mine it alone.
Thus, various forces caused a commotion again.
"It seems it’s about to enter into the rhythm of three days a small battle, ten days a major battle."
Ning Zheng chuckled.
His gaze rested on the next piece of information.
A century-old cultivator from the younger generation already has a certain power’s Immortal Spirit Root very suitable for cultivation, having reached the One Heart Realm Great Perfection, aiming to push into the Self-Transformation Realm.
This individual is terrifying indeed, cultivating at a speed similar to mine?
Ning Zheng was slightly surprised but not overly concerned.
These accelerated cultivation Immortal Spirit Roots, in truth, have low upper limits, are weak when fighting, their advantage merely lies in fast cultivation.
And can my Self-Transformation Realm be compared with a normal Self-Transformation Realm?
On the contrary.
Ning Zheng saw a startling piece of news.
Jian Xin, is set to break through to the Self-Transformation Realm at noon today and hold a small gathering, welcoming friends to come and witness!
Among them, would be their old friends Xu Huan, Jiao Wuyu, Li Youzhu, and others.
Originally belonging to the last class genius of the previous era, the Nine-State civilization, Jian Xin originally was of the One Heart Realm level.
Now breaking through to the Self-Transformation Realm is already considered quite slow.
But the reason for this major commotion lies in the uniqueness of his Spiritual Root:
Seven-color Spiritual Root!
But clearly.
His Spiritual Root is a Postnatal Immortal Spirit Root, or what people commonly refer to as a Pseudo-human Spirit Root, the kind that roots on the neck through possession.
This foreign pseudo-human Spirit Root forms a cycle that leads to a type of madness.
The most typical case is the Human Ancestor of yore.
Moreover, the prior White Flower Scholar of Bone Demon Royal City, whose Spiritual Root also grew from the neck, frequently going mad.
While the White Flower had one growing on the neck, Jian Xin had six Spiritual Roots growing from his neck, turning his head into sunflower petals.
Sixfold epic-level enhancement, to what extent would this madness develop?
Jian Xin is the Royal Family’s genius, there must be Xin Xichen behind him, using the seven-color Spiritual Root to counter Xirong’s Seven-color Immortal Weapons.
With Xin Xichen’s high-level technique, he might have a way to curb the madness, but the side effects are definitely very daunting.
"Jian Xin, is this really worth it?"
Ning Zheng suddenly recalled their first encounter, that Dharma Aspect like a mountain, overseeing Sword Casting Manor’s proud swordsmen, their sincere quest.
Then Ning Zheng smiled gently, what values and worth are there?
It’s just unwillingness to fall behind others.
Years ago, four companions from Xinyi State City, Xu Huan, Jiao Wuyu, Li Youzhu, all were Ghost Kings who rebuilt their foundations to become Immortal Spirit Roots.
While he remained a Single Spirit Root.
No matter how talented he was, how dazzling his gifts were, they too would be buried with the era of Single Spirit Roots, unable to keep pace with the Ghost King friends, would he allow that?
Just taking a gamble.
Ning Zheng had no idea what Xin Xichen’s real cards were, but this demonstration of force clearly aims to develop a wave of "sunflower" madness type seven-color Spiritual Roots.
Once Jian Xin’s case becomes successful.
It would certainly absorb a batch of Single Spirit Root geniuses from the old era who didn’t get aboard the grand ship to become his subordinates, adopting this flawed seven-color Spiritual Root.
Having Jian Xin forged as a signboard, Ning Zheng was not worried about any mishap occurring.
Otherwise, if he failed in public, Xin Xichen really would become a clown.
Ning Zheng felt Xin Xichen, this old shady figure, might’ve been secretly plotting for a long time.
"I believe it won’t be long before a batch of One Heart Realm Perfected talents from the old era are absorbed, appearing as a group of royal guards with neck-hanging sunflowers of seven-color Spiritual Root in the Self-Transformation Realm?"
"But this idea is not unusable, breaking through is better than not breaking through, first form the seven-color Spiritual Root, perhaps there’ll be a way to repair the foundation and cure the madness?"
"In a vast world with so many types of Spiritual Roots, anything is possible."
Reflected a bit on the past Jian Xin, Ning Zheng looked at the situation in various states again.
The external Ghost Tide is contracting now, some Ghost Kings have emerged, vaguely there are Self-Transformation Realm experts appearing.
This is a terribly ominous sign.
Signifying entering the next phase of the Embers Disaster, where under ultra-large numbers, a ghost disaster appears fighting with top-tier powerhouses.
And according to information probing, these awakening Ghost Kings were originally the owners of various ancient large tomb replicas.
Those One Heart Realm, Self-Transformation Realm tomb owners were innately powerful.
They cannot withstand but the Nine-headed Dragon Emperor, they fused into embers in tens of thousands, hundreds of limbs, having lost most of their self, forming a new life.
In a certain sense, they already died.
However, it’s undeniable, inheriting the embryo of a One Heart Realm or Self-Transformation Realm tomb owner, the resulting new Ghost King clan would be the destructive force clearing everything during the Sacrificial Era.
Investigations show these Demon Ghost King masterminds have started secretly organizing attacks against various living sanctuaries, challenging Cursed, Xin Xichen, and others... also wanting to contest for that sacrificial throne.
The current framework is gradually becoming clear, divided into five forces vying for supremacy.
1. The contemporary powerhouse camp, Xin Xichen, Phoenix Yi, Cursed, Nine-headed Dragon Emperor...
2. The lineage of the Ancestor Demon God.
3. The new Ghost King lineage rising in the Embers Disaster.
4. Always hiding among people, the most insidious, most unannounced pseudo-human lineage.
5. The artist lineage.
...
"I’ve been in seclusion these three days, outside really is the contest of heroes."
After checking the situation in the Nine-State, Ning Zheng only made a casual remark.
He noted the time, the treasure chest next door had already been delivered, he could start with the formal affairs.
