Chapter 381: Heart Sea Hall and War God Tower

"I told you, you can enter the Starry Tower without any test," the Dharma Protector God smiled, "but the other two buildings require tests."

"Tests?" Meng Chuan mused.

The Dharma Protector God pointed to the tower on the far right: "The tower on the far right is called the 'War God Tower,' and it was also left behind by Ancestor Cang Yuan for the sect. The opponents inside the tower are formed by formations, so soul mystic arts are useless. The War God Tower tests your skill mastery and combat wisdom. It has nine levels in total. If you can pass seven levels, it means your combat skill has reached an invincible level within the Creation realm. If you can pass all nine levels, your combat skill can be considered the 'strongest among Creation realm experts' in the entire River of Spacetime. Even if you remain at the peak of the Creation realm, this skill alone would allow you to defeat Emperors of a higher rank."

"Passing seven levels makes you invincible in the Creation realm?" Meng Chuan gasped in astonishment.

And nine levels means the strongest among Creation realm experts in the River of Spacetime? Given Ancestor Cang Yuan's standing, such a statement was highly credible.

"The War God Tower existed in the Cang Yuan Sect for 550,000 years, and it has remained with my Cang Hai Sect ever since," the Dharma Protector God explained. "Based on the strength and age of every demon-god who attempts the tower, a potential assessment is made. If your potential ranking is among the top five, you pass the test."

"Top five?" Meng Chuan was startled.

"Yes," the Dharma Protector God smiled, looking at Meng Chuan. "To inform you, Ancestor Yuanchu attempted the War God Tower multiple times, and his potential ranking was third. Ancestor Cang Hai was ranked seventh."

"You want me to make it into the top five?" Meng Chuan couldn't help but ask.

"If you were willing to join the Cang Hai Sect, you wouldn't need any tests and would naturally receive various benefits," the Dharma Protector God stated. "However, you are an outsider, and you wish to obtain advantages from my Cang Hai Sect, so the requirements are naturally very high. You only have one chance to attempt the War God Tower. The higher your potential ranking, the greater the reward from the War God Tower."

Meng Chuan said nothing, pointing to the palace in the middle: "And this one?"

"This is the Heart Sea Palace," the Dharma Protector God replied. "It contains numerous soul mystic arts. Ancestor Cang Yuan was a Physical Body Tribulation Realm mighty figure. Although not specialized in soul aspects, he collected many soul mystic arts, which are now stored in the Heart Sea Palace."

Meng Chuan's eyes lit up.

He also wondered to himself...

What exactly was Ancestor Yuanchu thinking? Despite having the advantage back then, he conceded the 'Heart Sea Palace,' which contained soul mystic arts, the 'Starry Tower,' which held numerous powerful ultimate techniques, and the 'War God Tower,' which could hone combat skills.

Of course, as the Dharma Protector God said, this was only a small portion of Ancestor Cang Yuan's legacy. Most of it remained on Yuanchu Mountain.

Yet, these were quite important to Yuanchu Mountain as well.

"Entering the Heart Sea Palace will also test your soul and your mental willpower," the Dharma Protector God continued. "A ranking will be determined based on your age, soul, and mental willpower. If your potential ranking in the Heart Sea Palace's history is among the top five, you will have unrestricted access to all the soul mystic arts within."

The Dharma Protector God smiled at Meng Chuan: "By the way, to inform you, Ancestor Yuanchu's historical ranking in the Heart Sea Palace was ninth. Ancestor Cang Hai's historical ranking was seventeenth. Among those who ranked in the top five, two became Soul Tribulation Realm mighty figures! The other three were all extraordinarily talented individuals with extremely high soul potential."

"Your requirements are too high," Meng Chuan couldn't help but say. "Even Ancestor Yuanchu and Ancestor Cang Hai couldn't achieve this, yet you set such high tests."

"My Cang Hai Sect only requires you to help us find successors," the Dharma Protector God said, pointing to the Starry Tower. "Any one of the ancient texts inside the Starry Tower would be enough to drive the outside world into a frenzy. You can browse them freely now, provided you help us find three disciples, each reaching the Realm of Intent before the age of sixteen. These are low requirements."

This level doesn't necessarily mean a peerless prodigy.

However, they would typically rank among the top three in Yuanchu Mountain's annual entrance examinations, making them excellent prospects.

"As for the tests of the War God Tower and the Heart Sea Palace, if you pass one of them, you can become a Protector of my Cang Hai Sect," the Dharma Protector God smiled. "Becoming a Protector also comes with many benefits."

"If you pass both tests..."

The Dharma Protector God looked at Meng Chuan, "Even if you don't join the Cang Hai Sect, everything belonging to the Cang Hai Sect can be handed over to you. We only ask that in the future, you ensure the lineage of the Cang Hai Sect continues."

"What I've told you is the decision of the 119th sect master of the Cang Hai Sect, and it was approved by the subsequent seven sect masters. The 126th sect master was the last, and merely possessed the strength of a Marquis Godfiend." The Dharma Protector God sighed, "After that, no disciples could succeed as sect master, and the Cang Hai Sect's lineage ended. I have waited here, in the vast ocean depths, for over 500,000 years."

Meng Chuan listened in silence.

The decline of a sect...

Especially one that held part of Ancestor Cang Yuan's legacy, made Meng Chuan sigh.

"The sea is vast. To avoid detection by other sects, the Cang Hai Sect retreated to an extremely remote part of the ocean," the Dharma Protector God explained. "In this boundless sea, it's rare for any demon-god to even come here. As for King Godfiends... in hundreds of thousands of years, you are the only one I've encountered."

"Only me?" Meng Chuan quickly understood that if he hadn't been systematically searching for demon kings, this Dharma Protector God might have waited much longer.

This place was too remote.

Humans naturally preferred living on land. Who would prefer living in the sea?

King Godfiends were few in number in each generation, and they only occasionally ventured overseas. For one to happen to dive to the seabed in the vast ocean and arrive at such a remote location? The probability was too low.

"If I pass both tests, everything from the Cang Hai Sect would be handed to me, and I could transfer it to Yuanchu Mountain?" Meng Chuan asked.

The Dharma Protector God nodded: "I was very clear. Everything will be handed to you for your decision. All we ask is that you ensure the Cang Hai Sect's lineage continues in the future."

The Cang Hai Sect understood this very well.

If one could pass either the War God Tower or the Heart Sea Palace tests and rank among the top five in historical potential, that signified the potential of an Emperor! At worst, it meant reaching the peak of the Creation realm. With such strength as a 'Protector,' the Cang Hai Sect would be delighted.

And what if one passed both tests?

High potential in both skill mastery and soul... these two complemented each other, making the individual's potential boundless. Such a person would have the potential to become a 'Tribulation Realm mighty figure' and would almost certainly become an Emperor. Such an individual, having received benefits from the Cang Hai Sect, would never shortchange the sect, even for their own cultivation. The Cang Hai Sect, having declined to this extent, was willing to entrust everything to such a person.

"Someone who ranks in the top five for both War God Tower potential and Heart Sea Palace potential? Has such a person existed in human history?" Meng Chuan asked.

"I'm not sure about the last few hundred thousand years, but there hasn't been anyone like that in recorded history," the Dharma Protector God shook his head. "The closest was Emperor Anyang, who ranked second in soul potential and sixth in War God Tower potential."

"If such a figure hasn't appeared in history, why do you set such high requirements?" Meng Chuan couldn't help but say, "Aren't the Cang Hai Sect's demands a bit too high?"

"After all, everything of the Cang Hai Sect would be handed over to you, for you to decide its fate. Therefore, the requirements are naturally extremely high," the Dharma Protector God replied. "All the accumulated wealth of the Cang Hai Sect is far more valuable than your Bloodblade Disk. Only an individual with unprecedented and exceptional talent would be worthy of having the entire sect entrusted to them."