Chapter 489: Breakthrough to Become a Revered One?

After the purplish-brown sphere collapsed into a dark void, the void rapidly expanded, filling the entire Dantian space. An immense suction force then began to affect the external world.

Both the Bloodblade Disc and the Cave Heaven Bead were forced out of the Dantian space, temporarily concealed in Meng Chuan's pocket.

A tremendous rumbling sound echoed.

"This suction force is truly terrifying," Meng Chuan thought. He dared not allow it to freely absorb external world energy. Instead, he channeled the primordial power from within the Cave Heaven Bead. In just a moment, half of the small Cave Heaven Bead's primordial power was completely devoured.

"At this rate, it would consume an entire small cave heaven in just two breaths?"

Secretly alarmed, Meng Chuan instantly vanished from the quiet room in the lakeside pavilion, reappearing on a desolate island within San Mountain Lake, a large body of water hundreds of miles away.

The island itself was small, merely twenty to thirty zhang across, covered only in weeds and scattered rocks.

Meng Chuan materialized out of thin air and settled into a cross-legged position.

San Mountain Lake was vast, stretching over two hundred li in length and more than a hundred li at its widest point.

"What's going on?"

"What happened?"

"Oh no! Help!"

The fishermen on San Mountain Lake, some who had just cast their nets and others still rowing, suddenly felt their surroundings shift, throwing them into utter panic.

When they finally regained their composure, they discovered they, along with their boats, were now in a large river.

"This is Goumang River, dozens of li from San Mountain Lake. How did I end up here?"

"I was just at San Mountain Lake moments ago."

"Nothing is missing, not even my leftover half-bowl of food, but I was clearly at San Mountain Lake just now."

The fishermen stared in stunned disbelief.

With a single thought, Meng Chuan instantly relocated all the fishermen who made their living on San Mountain Lake out of the area.

No longer suppressing it, he allowed the dark void's immense suction force in his Dantian to fully permeate the external world. Immediately, the world's energy was swallowed as if by a whale. A tremendous, thunder-like rumbling filled the air. Vast amounts of this absorbed energy began to liquefy, forming torrents that converged on Meng Chuan, to be completely consumed by his Dantian space.

Meng Chuan was at the epicenter.

Within a one-li radius, dense torrents of world energy surged and converged, resembling a colossal aquatic vortex.

Within a hundred-li radius, the landscape turned dim. From even greater distances, countless streams of world energy continuously converged, creating a vast, dark vortex. Above this chaotic, immense vortex, dark clouds gathered, giving rise to crackling thunder and lightning. Each bolt of lightning rumbled loudly, yet every strike of heavenly thunder... appeared insignificant against the backdrop of the enormous, dim vortex.

"How can my Dantian's absorption of external energy be so extreme?" Meng Chuan himself was astonished.

He could clearly sense it.

A dim vortex had formed within a hundred-li radius around him, while areas beyond that remained relatively calm due to the influence of the world's rules. However, the entire Cangyuan Realm itself had its own 'breathing' – it normally absorbed external power, converting it into gentle world energy to nurture all living beings. Yet, at this moment... the Cangyuan Realm's absorption force had noticeably intensified.

With each cycle, more power was consumed.

Vast amounts of world energy directly converged in the San Mountain Lake area, surging towards Meng Chuan.

The Cangyuan Realm, as a medium-sized world, possessed enough energy to support even multiple Emperors breaking through simultaneously.

While Meng Chuan's current absorption was astonishing, it was still easily accommodated by the immense medium-sized world.

"What's happening?"

"Such a huge commotion?"

"Is that a major disturbance coming from the direction of Jiangzhou City?"

Throughout the world, all Creation Venerables could sense that this disturbance was exceptionally vast, far exceeding the magnitude of an event that would shatter a world's membrane.

Even King-Sealed Godfiends within a thousand li of Meng Chuan could perceive the disturbance.

"Whoosh." Li Guan swept his hand. Alongside the ethereal figures of Qin Wu and Luo Tang, he instantly witnessed the scene unfolding in mid-air. Despite it being daytime, the San Mountain Lake area was enveloped in darkness. Surging world energy converged into a vast vortex, overshadowed by dense dark clouds, as streaks of lightning repeatedly struck into the dim maelstrom.

"I can't see clearly," stated Xu Yingwu, whose ethereal figure, along with Zhang Chun's, observed from Two World Island through a scrying artifact. They too could only perceive a vast dimness. "Such a powerful convergence of world energy... something significant must be occurring, but the depths of that dim vortex are obscured."

"Something unusual is certainly unfolding at San Mountain Lake in the Great Zhou Dynasty," observed Bai Yaoyue, Meng Tiange's ethereal figure, and Mi Yu's ethereal figure, who were also watching.

Even Jing Fei, leader of the Demon Extermination Alliance, and Bei Jue, the Black-robed Demon Saint, remotely observed the San Mountain Lake area.

"It's right near Jiangzhou City. Let Meng Chuan go take a look," said Qin Wu's ethereal figure.

"Alright," Li Guan nodded. He then frowned slightly. "Meng Chuan is already there. I'll also send my primordial spirit avatar to investigate."

"What's going on?" Meng An swiftly flew high into the sky above Jiangzhou City, gazing towards San Mountain Lake from a distance.

In broad daylight, the San Mountain Lake region was dim, shrouded in dark clouds and crackling with lightning.

Furthermore, even the world energy within Jiangzhou City was slightly affected, subtly shifting towards San Mountain Lake.

"Jiangzhou City is hundreds of li from San Mountain Lake, yet its world energy is being drawn in? What on earth is happening around San Mountain Lake?" Meng An was secretly astonished. As he was responsible for guarding Jiangzhou City, he dared not leave his post.

Li Guan's primordial spirit avatar remained calm. In his assessment, Meng Chuan's prior arrival was sufficient to manage the situation.

"Whoosh."

Li Guan's primordial spirit avatar flew through the air, swiftly reaching the edge of San Mountain Lake, where he, too, witnessed the obscured and chaotic scene.

"Countless world energies converging here? It's even causing celestial phenomena," Li Guan exclaimed in astonishment upon seeing the sight, then continued flying forward.

The dark clouds, lightning, and chaotic world energy posed no threat to Li Guan's primordial spirit avatar. He quickly flew to the central area of the immense, dim vortex.

Li Guan's primordial spirit domain clearly detected it.

"Meng Chuan?"

He distinctly sensed a white-haired man sitting cross-legged at the heart of the vast, converging torrents.

All these liquefied world energy currents converged entirely upon Meng Chuan.

"The sheer scale of this world energy absorption is immense," Li Guan secretly marveled. "Could Meng Chuan have broken through? Has he advanced to Creation Venerable?"

"Given his accumulated power, a seventh-level primordial spirit combined with ultimate techniques to open a cave heaven... he would undoubtedly establish an unprecedented one," Li Guan mused. "His absorption of external world energy would also be far more turbulent than that of any Creation Venerable in history. The ferocity of his current energy absorption is more than tenfold greater than the scene of a typical Creation Venerable's breakthrough."

"Yet, Meng Chuan mentioned he intended to consolidate his strength before venturing into the World Gap to locate and slay Tiansi Sacred Master, even if it took a year or two. Why has he broken through ahead of schedule?"

Li Guan felt a degree of confusion.

"Moreover, breaking through to become a Creation Venerable is an exceptionally significant event. Why didn't he do so at Yuanchu Mountain? Why here, in the desolate San Mountain Lake area?" Li Guan pondered.

"Venerable, please assist me by setting up a formation to encompass the entire San Mountain Lake," a voice echoed in Li Guan's ear. "I intend to cultivate here for some time and wish no disturbances. The formation only needs to prevent others from prying."

"Very well."

Li Guan nodded.

Setting up a formation was not difficult; every super-large city gate required extensive formations. The one Meng Chuan requested had lower requirements, needing only to prevent prying eyes and disturbances.

"I will swiftly arrange the formation, and then I'll have King Yulong come to stand guard for you," Li Guan stated. "Meng Chuan, have you broken through to become a Creation Venerable?"

Meng Chuan's voice was silent for a moment before he replied, "I'm not certain myself."