Chapter 217: Duke Dongning Meng Chuan Particle Space

The New Year was very lively.

Liu Yebai, holding a child in each arm, happily took his grandchildren out for a stroll. A small gray bird also followed them in the air, constantly looking down and keeping a close watch on its two young masters. This 'Tri-Heaven Demon King' avian mount had fully transformed into a hidden guardian since the birth of the two children. With his father-in-law protecting them openly and the avian mount guarding them secretly, Meng Chuan and his wife could finally rest easy.

The couple also felt they owed their children, but they couldn't help it; much of their time was dedicated to cultivation and rescue missions across various locations. They could only hire two extra women to try their best to take care of the children.

"Father, please be careful with the children." Liu Qiyue and Meng Chuan had just returned to the mansion when they encountered Liu Yebai leaving.

"Don't worry about how I handle things," Liu Yebai said with a chuckle. He used to help Meng Dajiang manage the 'Ground Net' affairs, but now he was fully dedicated to caring for his grandchildren. As for his good friend Meng Dajiang? Naturally, he couldn't help him anymore. Meng Dajiang had taken three days off a while ago to visit, but then rushed back, as he was responsible for the Ground Net operations in Dongning Prefecture.

As the Meng clan's patriarch, he couldn't be as self-indulgent as Liu Yebai.

"A'Chuan."

In the study, Liu Qiyue watched her husband preparing paints and said with a frown, "In recent months, we've had many more rescue missions than before, but have you noticed? In the prefectures and counties we're responsible for, demon king attacks on cities are gradually decreasing overall."

"But in reality, by the time we arrive for many of these rescues, the demon kings have already retreated. Very few demon kings are actually killed," Liu Qiyue continued. "So many of them are clearly still alive, yet the attacks are decreasing. Why?"

"When you were pregnant and I operated alone, I frantically rescued and killed. My speed was much faster back then too."

Meng Chuan explained with a smile, "The demon race isn't foolish. They've learned from experience that they lose too many forces each time. They've adapted to make their demon kings attack for shorter periods and retreat faster. That's why we often arrive only to find nothing now. It's also a good thing; when they choose to retreat faster, the damage caused to the cities is minimal."

"I'm saying the demon king attacks are decreasing overall," Liu Qiyue stated. "Don't you think something is amiss?"

"Hmm."

Meng Chuan calmly said, "Qiyue, there are far more demon kings in the Demon Realm than there are human demon gods. How many demon kings are there in each prefecture and county right now? The Demon Realm hasn't truly unleashed its full power yet!"

"Are you saying...?" Liu Qiyue was startled.

"If you were the demon race, choosing to attack the human world, would you go all out from the very beginning?" Meng Chuan asked. "It would be normal to first send 'vanguards' into the human world to truly assess the situation, wouldn't it?"

"Are you saying... the demon kings in the human world right now are merely vanguards?" Liu Qiyue's heart tightened.

"We conduct rescues across an area nearly the size of a province, including prosperous major provinces like Wuzhou and Qianzhou. I've estimated that within a single prefecture, there are, on average, about thirty Tri-Heaven Demon Kings. Of course, more than half of them have died by now," Meng Chuan continued. "There are over a thousand prefectures across the three great dynasties! Yet there are only about thirty thousand Tri-Heaven Demon Kings in total. What does that number mean to the Demon Realm?"

Liu Qiyue nodded solemnly. "Hmm."

"Don't worry too much," Meng Chuan said with a smile. "Each province has several Marquis Godfiends and several top-tier Godfiend teams. No matter how many demon kings come, they will simply be slaughtered."

"The demon race is cunning and treacherous," Liu Qiyue worried. "If these are just vanguards, then a true large-scale invasion in the future... it certainly won't be that simple."

"What's there to worry about?" Meng Chuan chuckled, relaxed. "The demon race is much stronger than humanity; you and I both know that achieving ultimate victory will inevitably be very difficult. We just need to work hard to become stronger. The stronger we are, the more demons we can deal with. By the way, Qiyue, your strength has increased significantly now, hasn't it?"

Liu Qiyue's eyes lit up, and she nodded. "Yes, after the power of that phoenix feather integrated into my Phoenix Divine Body, my divine body became much stronger, and my flames are more potent. I even have a stronger sense of the 'Way of Fire,' especially after giving birth to the children. I've vaguely gained some insights into the 'Dao Realm.'"

"The Dao Realm?" Meng Chuan was surprised.

He himself had been very confused about the 'Way of the Blade Realm' ever since reaching the peak of Blade Soul. Had his wife gained insight into it before him?

He didn't know that Liu Qiyue had actually reached the 'Soul Realm' first.

"Hmm."

Liu Qiyue nodded. "Phoenix fire is the fire of nirvana, the fire of life. I have a feeling I should be able to reach the 'Dao Realm' within half a year."

Meng Chuan was overjoyed to hear this. In these times, the stronger his wife was, the better.

"However, condensing the Primordial Spirit is a bit troublesome," Liu Qiyue said. "Phoenix fire is the fire of life, and it can nourish the soul over a long period, allowing it to gradually strengthen and form a Primordial Spirit. But this takes a very long time. Another method is to perform the Nirvana technique. During nirvana, one's strength surges, and one gains insights into higher realms. The flames of nirvana can also transform the soul."

Meng Chuan nodded.

This was the nature of the Phoenix Divine Body: performing nirvana consumed lifespan, but it also rapidly increased one's strength.

This already made many demon gods envious and jealous; for many, advancement was difficult, and understanding their true heart was a struggle. Unlike the Phoenix Divine Body lineage, which could rapidly ascend relying on their bloodline.

"Phoenix." Meng Chuan suddenly thought of that feather. Was there a connection between the Phoenix Divine Body's bloodline and the original owner of that feather? That would explain why it was so extraordinary. Simply through bloodline inheritance, one could become one of the twelve Super-Grade Godfiend Bodies.

Night, quiet room.

Meng Chuan sat cross-legged.

"Boom."

Flames rose from his body, then receded after a long while. Then frost covered his body, gradually dispersing. Golden light began to emanate from his body, then also receded. And then, a faint black light appeared on his body...

Various phenomena manifested on his body's surface.

Meng Chuan was cultivating the physical body lineage, a system far more powerful than that of human Godfiends, demon kings, or sky demons, but also equally difficult and demanding.

It required Starry Sky Crystals just to get started!

To cultivate the Divine Power Realm, one needed to have reached the third level of Primordial Spirit and the peak of the Soul Realm.

"Rumble..."

Yet, Meng Chuan's Primordial Spirit consciousness was observing his physical body internally.

Using a secret technique, his Primordial Spirit power entered the 'ultramicroscopic world.' While cultivating the second stage, the 'Adamantine Realm,' he had discovered that all parts of his body were composed of countless tiny particles, varying in size and color.

However, when cultivating the 'Divine Power Realm,' his observation delved deep into the 'particles' themselves.

Each particle...

Was a world unto itself!

Vast! Expansive!

In the particle space, at its very center was an incredibly tiny 'point,' occupying roughly one-trillionth of the entire particle space. Meng Chuan's Primordial Spirit power could only vaguely perceive it. In the vast particle space surrounding that 'point,' other specks of light orbited along paths, revolving endlessly.

Now, Meng Chuan's consciousness 'observing' this particle space also caused changes within it.

Furthermore, Meng Chuan began cultivating this particle space using the Divine Power Realm methods.

Yes, the third layer of the physical body lineage involved cultivating these mysterious particle spaces. The 'particle spaces' within countless particles throughout the entire body all needed to be cultivated, which was why an incredibly terrifying amount of energy was required.