Chapter 136: Descent from the Mountain (End of this episode)

The tiny crystal transmitted a cultivation system entirely different from the True Essence System. For instance, the demon race primarily cultivates the physical body, supplemented by demon power, while human Godfiends focus on True Essence, supplemented by the physical body. However, the inheritance Meng Chuan received was purely dedicated to physical body cultivation. This system is divided into seven stages: Foundation Establishment, Vajra, Divine Ability, Undying, Blood Drop, Saint Entry, and Mythical.

Foundation Establishment requires a first-level Primordial Spirit to achieve. Vajra requires a second-level Primordial Spirit, and so on. The highest stage, Mythical, demands a seventh-level Primordial Spirit as its threshold. Besides the extremely high requirements for the Primordial Spirit, it also necessitates advanced skill and external resources. Therefore, this system is even more difficult to cultivate than the human Godfiend system. Nevertheless, this system is indeed extraordinarily powerful.

According to the information received:Foundation Establishment is equivalent to the strength of an Undying Godfiend.Vajra is equivalent to the strength of a Great Sun Godfiend.Divine Ability is equivalent to the strength of a half-step Marquis Godfiend. In the human Godfiend system, the leap from Great Sun Godfiend to Marquis Godfiend is immense, but in this system, each stage offers a normal progression in power.Undying is equivalent to a Marquis Godfiend. It is astonishing for a pure physical body to rival a Marquis Godfiend's strength; the body itself can compete with many divine weapons. Even severe injuries like severed limbs or eighteen holes pierced through the body and head can recover instantly. In terms of vitality, it is far superior to the human Godfiend system.Blood Drop takes physical cultivation to an even more exaggerated level; even if the body is pulverized, a single drop of blood allows for rapid regeneration. The physical body alone is sufficient to contend with a King Godfiend.Saint Entry is equivalent to a Creation realm Venerable among human Godfiends.Mythical: The physical body becomes indestructible! It has a lifespan of ten thousand years! Even if the Primordial Spirit dissipates after ten thousand years, the physical body remains eternally indestructible.

However, this cultivation system has extremely high demands for a treasure called 'Starry Sky Crystal'. It is essential for Foundation Establishment and significantly accelerates cultivation. Without it, cultivation speed is much slower. Furthermore, progressing from Blood Drop to Saint Entry requires three catties of Starry Sky Crystal; without it, breakthrough is impossible. To advance from Saint Entry to Mythical, a full hundred catties of Starry Sky Crystal are needed. The tiny crystal within Meng Chuan is a Starry Sky Crystal; although smaller than a dust particle, its density is terrifyingly high, weighing an ounce despite its size.

Meng Chuan respectfully stated, "Masters, the opportunity I received is another cultivation system, one purely focused on physical body cultivation, capable of reaching the Mythical stage at its peak."

"Oh," Venerable Qin Wu and Venerable Luo Tang both slightly frowned. Of course, they had investigated this matter. This opportunity wasn't bad, but it wasn't particularly good either.

"In our world, you can at most cultivate to the fifth stage, 'Blood Drop'," Venerable Qin Wu explained. "Because our world only has a few Starry Sky Crystals used for inheritance, and none weighing three catties."

"This disciple understands," Meng Chuan respectfully replied.

"This inheritance can significantly increase your vitality on the battlefield and partially boost your strength, which is quite good," Venerable Qin Wu nodded slightly. "All right, you may go back now. Remember the matter of Cangyuan Grotto-Heaven; you must not reveal it."

"Understood, this disciple takes his leave." Meng Chuan immediately departed.

Venerable Qin Wu and Venerable Luo Tang slightly frowned.

"I thought he would get a better opportunity," Venerable Luo Tang shook her head gently. "This cultivation system offers limited improvement to Meng Chuan's strength; it mostly enhances his life-saving abilities."

"This physical body system allows the body's vitality to remain at its peak," Venerable Qin Wu said with a smile. "Therefore, others must break through early while they are young; as they age, the decline of their Godfiend body drastically reduces their chances of breakthrough. But if Meng Chuan cultivates this system, his physical vitality can consistently remain at its peak. Should he become a King Godfiend in the future, even as he approaches his five-hundred-year lifespan limit, he will still have hope of reaching the Creation realm. For others, hope slowly declines after one hundred and fifty years and becomes negligible after three hundred years. Meng Chuan maintaining peak vitality even at five hundred years old—this benefit is substantial enough."

"That's true." Venerable Luo Tang nodded, and her phantom dissipated.

Venerable Qin Wu also gazed at the distant flash of lightning heading directly towards Jingming Peak. Although he verbally stated the benefits were substantial, he was not entirely satisfied internally. After all, this physical body system's peak in the human world was only at the King Godfiend level of strength.

Meng Chuan was quite satisfied with this opportunity. Firstly, he was already at the second level of Primordial Spirit. With his Blade Soul Grandmaster skill level, it would not be long before he cultivated this physical body system to its second stage, Vajra. At that point, his physical strength would surge, no less than his Great Sun True Essence, and the combination of the two would enhance his combat power on the battlefield. Moreover, his life-saving ability would also be greatly strengthened. His physical body would be sufficient to surpass others of the same level; even the demon race's physical bodies could not compare to his.

Secondly, cultivating to the Blood Drop stage was the limit in the human world, but it still meant matching a King Godfiend, which was incredibly powerful. To be able to contend with a King Godfiend purely through the physical body meant his body could be considered the strongest in the human world! A physical body comparable to a divine weapon, capable of regeneration from a single drop of blood even if pulverized—Meng Chuan had never heard of such a feat among human Godfiends. He was very satisfied with this opportunity. He didn't know, however, that all opportunities within Cangyuan Grotto-Heaven were extraordinary. His particular opportunity, limited to the Blood Drop stage, was only considered relatively mediocre among them.

"Swoosh." A flash of lightning streaked by, landing directly in the courtyard of Jingming Peak's grotto-heaven, revealing Meng Chuan's figure.

"Qiyue," Meng Chuan called out.

"That fast?" Liu Qiyue walked out of the house, smiling. "It hasn't even been an hour. Let me warm up your meal. Master took you away before you could finish dinner."

Meng Chuan, in excellent spirits, entered the hall. Liu Qiyue's control over fire was exceptional; she simply placed the bowls and chopsticks before Meng Chuan, and the food was already warm.

"What did Master want with you?" Liu Qiyue asked curiously.

Meng Chuan sat down and ate, saying, "Master felt a secret technique was quite suitable for me, so he taught it to me. My comprehension is rather high, so I mastered it in less than an hour."

There was no other way. Master had strictly forbidden him from revealing the secrets of Cangyuan Grotto-Heaven, so he could only lie. If the news of Cangyuan Grotto-Heaven being opened for Meng Chuan were to spread, he would become a thorn in the demon race's side. After all, throughout Yuanchu Mountain's history, opening Cangyuan Grotto-Heaven was an extremely rare occurrence. Figures like Xue Feng and Xiao Yunyue, even in the current era of war, were not qualified for the Venerables to open Cangyuan Grotto-Heaven for them. From this, one could imagine what kind of prodigies were deemed worthy for Yuanchu Mountain to open Cangyuan Grotto-Heaven.

"He secretly taught you a secret technique? It seems he really values you, Ah Chuan," Liu Qiyue said, happy for Meng Chuan.

"It's just a physical body technique for self-preservation. I just happened to meet the cultivation requirements," Meng Chuan didn't say much more, afraid of revealing flaws if he spoke too much.

Days passed. Yuanchu Mountain meticulously deliberated, even contacting several medium-sized city garrisons, a troublesome process due to the extremely long distances involved. Finally, on the sixth day of the eleventh month, Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue's deployment arrangements were finalized.

"Beihe Pass?" Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue sat in the pavilion, drinking warm tea and looking at the scroll sent by Yuanchu Mountain.

"Beihe Pass is a full thirteen thousand li from our hometown, Dongning Prefecture. It's really far," Liu Qiyue said softly. "I thought we could try to stay closer to home."

Meng Chuan, turning through the scroll, said, "Many medium-sized city garrisons are in a grim situation now. You and I are both top-tier combatants among Great Sun Godfiends. Deploying two top Great Sun Godfiends strategically can enhance the strength of several garrisons. Our request to be stationed together in the same garrison, which also involves rotations, naturally makes the assignment process difficult."

"I know, I was just saying," Liu Qiyue replied. "But according to the scroll, Beihe Pass is a harsh and cold place."

"To kill demon kings, it doesn't matter where it is," Meng Chuan said, reading the scroll's description and gaining a general understanding of Beihe Pass, where he was soon to be stationed.

On the fifteenth of November, early that morning, at Crimson Blood Cliff, Meng Chuan, Liu Qiyue, and a total of five Godfiends descended the mountain. In fact, only about twenty disciples descend the mountain each year, but everyone tries to depart together in groups.

"Senior Brother Meng, Senior Sister Liu," Yan Chimu, still looking like a youth, said with excitement and envy. "Your outfits are truly beautiful. It's a pity I have to pass through Nine-Profound Cavern before I can choose my robes and divine weapons."

Meng Chuan wore a dark green robe, war boots, and had his Demon Slaying Blade at his waist, his outer robe fluttering in the wind. Liu Qiyue also wore a blue-red robe, its color even more vibrant and dazzling, and carried a divine bow and quiver on her back. Standing together, their Great Sun Godfiend aura made others feel envious.

"Be careful after descending the mountain; the battlefield is different from here," Yan Jin also cautioned.

"We'll keep in touch by letter," Meng Chuan replied with a smile. Besides Qiyue, Yan Jin was his best friend on the mountain.

"The Mountain Lord is here." The Godfiend disciples quieted down.

The Yuanchu Mountain Lord and Elder Yi walked over, smiling and laughing loudly. "Alright, the five of you, please leave your images first."

"Mm." Meng Chuan and the other five descending disciples stood ready. These images would forever remain at Yuanchu Mountain, and if they died in battle, future disciples would look upon them. Each of the five disciples tried their best to pose in what they believed was their best posture. Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue couldn't help but exchange a look, their smiles bright.

"Alright, they have been recorded," the Yuanchu Mountain Lord nodded. The commemorative wall, as in the past, recorded the images of the descending disciples. This batch of five disciples was somewhat special, including two unparalleled geniuses: Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue, who possessed the Phoenix Godfiend Body. Meng Chuan was also the one for whom Yuanchu Mountain had opened Cangyuan Grotto-Heaven, making him the most highly regarded disciple of Yuanchu Mountain in the past century. Of course, the secret of the grotto-heaven's opening was known only to the two Venerables and Meng Chuan.

"The five of you, quickly head down the mountain and meet up with Marquis Nanyun. This time, Marquis Nanyun will escort you to the city garrisons," the Yuanchu Mountain Lord instructed.

"Yes," Meng Chuan, Liu Qiyue, and the other five disciples acknowledged, immediately descending the mountain swiftly.

The Yuanchu Mountain Lord's gaze swept over the other Godfiend disciples, and he commanded, "The other disciples, quickly go to the Grotto-Heaven Pavilion. The Venerables are about to begin shortly."

"Yes," the disciples immediately obediently departed, heading towards the Grotto-Heaven Pavilion. Yan Jin stood there, watching Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue depart into the distance, turning to leave only after a long while.

At the foot of Yuanchu Mountain, Marquis Nanyun and a fiery red giant bird were already there. The bird's back carried several packages, all luggage that Yuanchu Mountain had transported down for the five disciples in advance.

"Martial Uncle," Meng Chuan, Liu Qiyue, and the other five respectfully greeted him.

"Mm," Marquis Nanyun smiled and nodded. "Knowing that you two, Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue, were descending the mountain, I specifically requested to escort you this time."

"Thank you, Martial Uncle," Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue both expressed their gratitude. According to Yuanchu Mountain's rules, disciples below the Marquis Godfiend rank belonged to one generation, while those at or above the Marquis Godfiend rank were a higher generation. Unless there was a direct master-disciple relationship, Marquis Godfiends addressed the Mountain Lord and Venerables directly as 'Senior Brother' or 'Senior Sister'.

"Come up," Marquis Nanyun said from the back of the flying beast. Meng Chuan and the other five also boarded, each taking their luggage.

"Let's go." Marquis Nanyun lightly patted the fiery red giant bird. The fiery red giant bird immediately soared into the sky. Meng Chuan felt himself rapidly moving away from Yuanchu Mountain, soon flying above the clouds, continuing north towards Beihe Pass.

(End of this chapter)Rest day today. Chapter Seven updates the day after tomorrow!