Chapter 349: Blood Blade Disk Treasure Vault Selection

Meng Chuan transformed into a streak of light, soaring through the air.

At such astonishing speeds, time and space subtly began to shift, yet the entire world suppressed everything, maintaining the stability of spacetime.

"Is this the suppression of the world?" Meng Chuan flew on, feeling an invisible restraint wrapping around him at such speed, as if countless threads were dragging him back. Yet, he couldn't perceive any direct force; it was the suppression of the world's rules. Living in this world meant adhering to its rules.

"Among human Godfiends who cultivate the Lightning and Light lineage, none have ever broken through the world's shackles," Meng Chuan mused. "None have reached the 'Grotto-Heaven Realm' on this path."

"However, I'll give it a try," Meng Chuan thought calmly. "After all, I also cultivate the 'Boundless Blade' and the 'Cloud-Mist Dragon-Serpent Movement Technique'."

He wasn't the type to rigidly stick to one path. He preferred to have multiple preparations. Most of his energy was dedicated to the 'Boundless Blade' because, in a time of war, speed allowed him to be more effective. From a purely artistic perspective, Meng Chuan preferred the 'Cloud-Mist Dragon-Serpent Movement Technique'; this technique truly felt like painting across the heavens and earth.

*Whoosh.*

He dove from high altitude, instantly burrowing into the ground. He moved at an extremely high speed underground. *Puff, puff, puff—* Rock and soil were easily penetrated, and Meng Chuan's flying speed was incredibly fast.

"Compared to the world's rule suppression, the impact of soil and rock on me is actually smaller," Meng Chuan thought, quite satisfied after flying underground for a few breaths. The world's suppression was an effect of its rules. Soil and rock were tangible substances, and his Seamless Domain automatically parted them, only slightly affecting his speed. He could still maintain eighty percent of his peak speed.

*Whoosh.*

Meng Chuan burst through the surface, seeing Jiangzhou City in the distance. He swiftly streaked across the sky, returning to the original sparring ground, where the three Venerables and Liu Qiyue were waiting.

"Your speed is truly remarkable," Qin Wu's projection exclaimed. "Just after becoming a King Godfiend, a single flash takes you fifty-eight li. This is far faster than previous King Godfiends with the Lightning Annihilation Fiendbody; they typically only manage thirty-plus li in a single flash."

Luo Tang smiled, "Everyone walks a different path. Some King Godfiends cultivate the 'Heart-Intention Blade', some the 'Heaven-Earth Roaming Dragon Blade', and some have created their own unique arts. Meng Chuan pursues the ultimate in speed. This speed... Senior Brother Li, even if you traveled with your Essence Soul, you would be far behind Meng Chuan."

The Essence Soul, unburdened by physical limitations, usually allowed for faster travel.

"Any King Godfiend with the Lightning Annihilation Fiendbody is faster than me," Li Guan chuckled. "Not to mention Meng Chuan."

"I'm still far from reaching that level," Meng Chuan said humbly. Senior Ye Hong, who created the 'Heaven-Earth Roaming Dragon Blade', could maintain eighty-one clones within a hundred li in an instant, each capable of turning into his true body at any time. In terms of travel, he could teleport within a hundred li. In the time it took him (Meng Chuan) to make a single flash... Senior Ye Hong could probably traverse space and teleport two or three times, covering two or three hundred li. Senior Ye Hong didn't even pursue speed, yet he far surpassed Meng Chuan. As for Senior Guo Ke, his final blade strike reached the Emperor Realm; he (Meng Chuan) couldn't even perceive when his blade moved. He was far more terrifying than Senior Ye Hong. He truly was far behind.

"You also tested it underground just now, didn't you?" Qin Wu's projection pressed, "With your current underground exploration, how long will it take to explore the entire Great Zhou Dynasty?"

"In the past few years, I've already explored over half of it," Meng Chuan replied. "I can finish the exploration within a year. Even starting over from scratch, two years would be enough."

Qin Wu, Luo Tang, and Li Guan were all quite pleased upon hearing this. This speed was fast enough.

"Liu Qiyue, you can go back and rest first," Venerable Li Guan turned to Liu Qiyue. "Meng Chuan needs to make a trip to Yuanchu Mountain and is estimated to return in several months."

"Several months?" Both Meng Chuan and Liu Qiyue were puzzled.

"Yes," Liu Qiyue obediently replied.

Luo Tang and Qin Wu both smiled, and then their projections dissipated.

"You should depart now," Venerable Li Guan instructed.

"Yes," Meng Chuan, though bewildered, transformed into a streak of light and headed straight for Yuanchu Mountain. His Seamless Domain naturally isolated him from all detection; even from close range, he was invisible.

That night, Meng Chuan arrived at the Grotto-Heaven Pavilion on Yuanchu Mountain.

"Follow us," Venerable Li Guan, Qin Wu's projection, and Luo Tang's projection led Meng Chuan into an ordinary room in the back courtyard of the Grotto-Heaven Pavilion. Pushing open the door revealed a very ordinary room. In the center of the room was a wall, and on that wall hung a painting of a black-robed man.

Li Guan walked ahead, with Qin Wu and Luo Tang by Meng Chuan's side.

*Whoosh.* As Li Guan walked, he began to float up, growing smaller and smaller until he was as tiny as a speck of dust, flying into the painting. As Qin Wu, Luo Tang, and Meng Chuan approached the painting, they also grew smaller and smaller.

"How miraculous," Meng Chuan felt the void itself transforming, causing him to shrink until he was too tiny to be seen with the naked eye, and then he entered the painting with the others. Just before entering the painting, Meng Chuan looked up. At that moment, the black-robed man had become as majestic as the heavens and earth, influencing this segment of spacetime.

"That is Ancestral Master Cang Yuan," Qin Wu said with a smile.

"Ancestral Master Cang Yuan?" Meng Chuan was surprised, but he had already flown into the painting.

After entering, he landed inside a hall, which also contained a long table and prayer mats.

"This is an important place in our Yuanchu Mountain," Qin Wu explained with a smile. "Look."

Venerable Li Guan pointed upwards. Meng Chuan looked up and saw eight fist-sized beads on the dome of the hall, each radiating its own light: some white, some black, some green, some golden...

"Ancestral Master Cang Yuan refined nine 'Heaven-Earth Treasures'," Venerable Li Guan said. "Possessing any one of them allows one to unleash a Heaven-Earth Domain. You should be familiar with King An Hai's 'Crimson Cloud Heaven'."

Meng Chuan nodded. King An Hai's Crimson Cloud Heaven was an extremely powerful domain technique, widely renowned.

"'Crimson Cloud Heaven' is one of the nine Heaven-Earth Treasures," Venerable Li Guan said. "Currently, eight remain here. Throughout the long history from ancient times to now, our Yuanchu Mountain has carefully protected them. Although they are occasionally bestowed upon someone... they are always recovered in the end, never once lost."

"Even if temporarily lost," Qin Wu smiled, "we can use our senses to pinpoint their location. Even if we can't retrieve them immediately, we can always reclaim them once our Yuanchu Mountain becomes invincible across the land."

Meng Chuan nodded.

"These treasures require at least the true essence of a King Godfiend to activate," Venerable Li Guan continued. "Once activated... they can draw upon the power of Yuanchu Mountain to form a Heaven-Earth Domain for protection. Their weakness is that once they leave the human world, without the blessings of Yuanchu Mountain's power, they become useless."

"Understood," Meng Chuan nodded. "Venerable, you mentioned Heaven-Earth Domain; is that the domain of an Emperor?" Marquis Godfiends had Dark Star Domains. King Godfiends had Seamless Domains. Creation Venerables had Grotto-Heaven Domains. Emperors, according to legend, possessed Heaven-Earth Domains.

"These are imitations," Venerable Li Guan nodded. "Treasures crafted to imitate an Emperor's Heaven-Earth Domain cannot fully achieve the power of an Emperor's domain. However, Ancestral Master Cang Yuan discarded other aspects to solely pursue protective effects, making their defensive power sufficiently strong."

Qin Wu also nodded, saying, "Even if Demon Saint Jiuyuan himself were to strike, under the weakening effect of the Crimson Cloud Heaven Domain, only thirty to forty percent of his power would remain. As for a peak fifth-stage Demon King, their attacks wouldn't even be able to breach the Crimson Cloud Heaven Domain."

Meng Chuan nodded.

"Any one of these treasures is equivalent to the Crimson Cloud Heaven," Venerable Li Guan said. "If you wish to choose, select one from the Lightning lineage. Of course, we have prepared many treasures for you; you may choose any two."

"Any two?" Meng Chuan's heart stirred.

"Come."

Venerable Li Guan walked to the long table, pointing at five books on it. The cover of the first book bore the words 'Exotic Treasures'.

"This book, 'Exotic Treasures', records many rare items," Venerable Li Guan then pointed to the second book. "This book, 'Source Treasures', lists treasures similar to Crimson Cloud Heaven. Their power originates from Yuanchu Mountain. Their might is immense within the human world, but they become useless once they leave it."

Meng Chuan was also looking at them and could tell at a glance.

The third book was titled 'Creation'. "This one records weapons and secret treasures at the Creation Realm level," Venerable Li Guan said.

The fourth book was titled 'Emperor'. "This one records Emperor-level weapons and secret treasures. You may choose any."

The fifth book was titled 'Tribulation Realm'.

"And this last one..." Li Guan looked at the thinnest book, 'Tribulation Realm', hesitated for a moment, then said, "contains weapons and secret treasures of 'Tribulation Realm Grand Powers'."