Chapter 671: Chapter 435: The Truth of the New Source Era (Part 2)
Zhong Heng’s mind flashed through several thoughts.
Though a Divinity Transformation Cultivator is only one step away from becoming an Immortal,
this single step is enough to separate the two into different worlds.
Ordinary Divinity Transformation Cultivators simply have no means of accessing deeper layers of information.
Zhong Heng is different, he has connections with several Immortals and possesses the River Map’s analytical gaze, allowing him to directly peer into the void.
"But this is also an excellent opportunity..."
The environment around Zhong Heng shifted.
He appeared in a Cloud Realm.
Immortal Qi filled the Cloud Realm, with tall trees standing in abundance.
In this place, powerful cultivators were preparing to report.
Zhong Heng sat at the main seat.
"Greetings, Venerable..."
All the cultivators bowed in unison.
They then began to report the changes occurring in the Wanlang Mountains and the omens of the so-called era of great contention.
For instance, behind a sect in the Land of the Far North of the Wanlang Mountains, celestial light burst forth, revealing the opening of an Ancient Sect’s relic.
In a large-scale Cultivation Realm in the central Wanlang Mountains, a celestial pride born with Qilin True Blood emerged.
In a small cultivation realm in the southern region, a newborn came into the world accompanied by anomalies: a Cyan Lotus blossomed in the void, and a purple sun rose in the dark night.
In the western region, in a single night, the earth veins surged, revealing a massive group of spirit veins composed of hundreds of spirit veins.
The Wanlang Mountains alone are filled with innumerable anomalies.
Elsewhere, faint stirrings continue to emerge.
Any phenomenon capable of transcending regions is undoubtedly extraordinary; it might herald the birth of a world-shaking celestial pride or an ancient demon, or perhaps the opening of an Ancient Sect Secret Realm or a Natural Medicine Realm.
Resources and celestial prides are appearing like a gushing spring.
Zhong Heng remained calm.
For him, neither resources nor celestial prides hold much significance.
It’s all about strengthening the forces under his command.
Even for the talent needed for the River Map replication, Zhong Heng already possessed an Innate Dao Body.
The benefits that the Innate Dao Body provides cannot be compared to other physiques.
"Very well, continue to monitor, and you may discuss with Kong Ling; suitable celestial prides can become my registered disciples."
"As for spirit veins and secret realms, assess the situation and act accordingly."
With those words, Zhong Heng departed.
These matters no longer require Zhong Heng’s attention.
Zhong Heng tore through the space and stepped into the turbulent space stream; with the next step, he arrived at an Immortal Realm.
It was the Five Elements Immortal Sect.
Zhong Heng noticed that the Five Elements Immortal Sect had gained a considerable number of formal disciples.
The Five Elements Immortal Sect practices an elite system, where among the native disciples in the Pocket World, there are celestial prides, but also many with slightly inferior aptitudes who serve as common laborers for the Immortal Sect.
However, all formal disciples are geniuses on the path of the Five Elements Dao.
The Five Elements Immortal Sect had evidently intercepted a large number of newborn celestial prides using spatial nodes set up across Jiuzhou over the millennia to recruit disciples.
The entire Five Elements Immortal Sect had become quite lively.
Zhong Heng paused slightly in his steps.
He could see a breathtaking woman in red standing under a peach tree.
The woman’s red lips moved slightly, speaking True Words filled with the Great Dao.
Around her were disciples listening enthralled.
As the disciples pondered, their eyes held a touch of admiration and affection toward the woman.
Zhong Heng looked at the woman, and the woman also looked at Zhong Heng.
"Twelfth Elder Peach Blossoms greets the Tenth Elder," the woman gave a slight bow to Zhong Heng.
Zhong Heng glanced at the sparkle in the eyes of the disciples beside her, paused for a moment, yet decided not to tell them the story of this Peach Blossom Venerable.
Sometimes, knowing too much is not a good thing.
Zhong Heng gave a slight bow to Peach Blossoms but said nothing more.
Past resentments had been worn away over the centuries.
Zhong Heng hadn’t expected Peach Blossoms to become the twelfth Divinity Transformation Elder of the Five Elements Immortal Sect at this time.
Previously, there were nine Divinity Transformation Elders, and Zhong Heng was the tenth to ascend to Divinity Transformation, and in the Immortal Grotto Mansion, he saw the eleventh elder, the only one to call him senior brother.
Zhong Heng continued towards the peak of the Five Elements Sect’s Immortal Mountain.
Once Zhong Heng had left, the surrounding disciples inquired of Peach Blossoms.
"Venerable, is that our sect’s tenth elder?"
"The one rumored to be favored by the Immortals and promoted to mid-stage Divinity Transformation within a thousand years, that tenth elder?"
"You should visit Jiuzhou to find out; that tenth elder is the famous Tier Ten Array Master, author of the Void Abyss Beast Treasure Manual, Celestial Inference Venerable."
.........
"Disciple greets Venerable."
In front of the Five Elements Scripture Pavilion, an old man with white hair gave a tremulous bow as a later-generation disciple to Zhong Heng.
Zhong Heng could see the man’s cultivation and hidden injuries.
Evidently a Nascent Soul Perfection expert, who had attempted but failed several times to reach Divinity Transformation.
This man safeguarded the Five Elements Scripture Pavilion and had the strongest cultivation among the Twelve Divinity Transformation Elders in the Five Elements Immortal Sect.
In the eyes of ordinary disciples, perhaps a senior master, but in front of Zhong Heng, he was only a junior, both in cultivation and age.
"This is the control technique for the Five Elements Scripture Pavilion; by the sect’s rules, you hold unlimited authority, Venerable."
Zhong Heng nodded at the respectfully presented jade slip from the old man.
A stream of information appeared in Zhong Heng’s mind.
Zhong Heng stepped into the Five Elements Scripture Pavilion.
The Five Elements Scripture Pavilion housed countless techniques.
All the techniques from major cultivation treasure lands of the Five Elements Sect given to the disciples came from here.
Zhong Heng even relocated quite a few techniques from the Wanlang Mountains here, exchanging them for resources from the Immortal Sect.
Zhong Heng entered the Scripture Pavilion.
Blue light surrounded him.
He formed a hand seal, and countless jade slip phantoms began to float around him like stars across the sky.
"Keyword search: world, space, time, spacetime, Hongmeng"
Zhong Heng sought a secret technique able to explore worlds.
This kind of secret technique was not only high-level but also quite niche.
However, the sheer size of the Five Elements Immortal Sect placed it among the top tier of Immortal Sects, and its sect records were vast as the sea; indeed, Zhong Heng found some matches.
"I possess the Hongmeng Divine Essence."
"Now, I need to find a world suitable for me."
"According to the advice of Immortal Venerable Huihuang, it’s best for me to start anew..."
"I need to find an initial world with relatively great potential..."
"Perhaps the best choice is a Lower Realm nurtured by Jiuzhou."
"With the protection of an Immortal Artifact, I can temporarily traverse the void to find a suitable world..."
Zhong Heng also reviewed numerous basic cultivation techniques, ranging from Qi Refining to Nascent Soul.
With his current Sea of Consciousness, absorbing this knowledge was quite effortless.
These techniques were intended to develop his future world.
"Hm?"
Zhong Heng slightly hesitated.
With a light wave of his hand, words floated out from a jade slip among the vast sea of them.
’New Source Era, Year One...’
’Jiuzhou trembled, not just a single region or place, but the entire Jiuzhou...’
’In the cracks filled with nirvana, slight stirrings began...’
’One by one, creatures resembling demons emerged from within...’
’Strangely, the Demon Realm was clearly destroyed in the sixty-thousandth year of the Human Emperor Era, with the Dragon Transformation Pool shattered...’
......
’These creatures resembling demons have some similarities to the Demon Race’s first path of legend, the Divine Beast True Form Dao...’
’Legend has it that the Dragon Transformation Pool was precisely prepared for the Demon Race of the Divine Beast True Form Dao, possibly indicating some connection between the two...’
’This year, the Demon Race formally settled into seclusion, leaving no trace in their original lands of Huizhou, Kuizhou, and Huangzhou, seemingly having relocated to various Pocket Worlds...’
.........
’Have all the Immortals fallen into slumber? What has occurred...’
.........
’A strange memory appeared in my mind... I seem to know my mission...’
’I designate the year of Void Abyss’s appearance as New Source Era, Year One...’
’If I succeed, I might rival the Human Emperor...’
’Even if by then I am no longer myself...’
......
The jade slip was somewhat damaged.
Its contents were fragmented and intermittent.
Yet Zhong Heng’s gaze was slightly grave.
The one who inscribed this jade slip was none other than... the Five Elements True Immortal, or rather, the previous Five Elements True Immortal.
"New Source Era... so I see..."
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