Chapter 575: Dongning City Scarlet Snake Star Lord

"Join Eternal Tower?" Hei Feng, the old demon, couldn't help but advise, "Brother Dongning, think it over carefully. Don't make a hasty decision."

"I think Brother Dongning's decision is very wise," Tagu said with a smile.

"Although Eternal Tower is powerful, everything comes with a price tag," Hei Feng, the old demon, stated. "Our Shadowland is different. We offer new members a lot of help, and within the Goddess River domain, our Shadowland is even stronger than Eternal Tower."

Meng Chuan shook his head and smiled, "Thank you, Brother Hei Feng. There's no need to persuade me further."

Seeing this, Hei Feng, the old demon, could only stop.

Shadowland was more proactive in recruiting new members. The stronger and more potential a member had, the more 'contribution' the 'recommender' would receive.

"To join Eternal Tower, do I need to go to its headquarters in the Goddess River domain?" Meng Chuan asked.

"Yes," Tagu nodded. "I'll accompany you."

"Brother Hei Feng, we'll take our leave now."

"Hei Feng, we're leaving." Meng Chuan and Tagu were both in good spirits. After bidding farewell to Hei Feng, the old demon, they quickly traveled through the River of Spacetime towards Eternal Tower's Goddess River domain headquarters.

Hei Feng, the old demon, warmly saw them off. After pondering for a moment where he stood, he too departed.

"I didn't expect to meet Meng Chuan this time," said Snow Jade Palace Master, who was traveling through the River of Spacetime. "Fighting him, I realized my spiritual will has flaws. This can be considered a gain."

"When I return this time, I must improve my spiritual will and prioritize it!"

Snow Jade Palace Master's eyes were filled with battle intent.

Among Fifth-Tribulation cultivators, he was considered highly talented. He had cultivated for just over 20,000 years and mastered two Fifth-Tribulation rules, giving him a slight hope of reaching the Sixth-Tribulation realm in this lifetime.

Hei Feng, the old demon, belonged to the Yu Fang River System and was the first to return to his lair.

A dark star was swept by gusts of black wind.

After a wave of his sleeve sent his subordinates out of his grotto-heaven, Hei Feng, the old demon, returned alone to his palace.

"Snow Jade, Dongning, both of them are stronger than me." Hei Feng, the old demon, sat high on his throne, recalling every detail of his expedition to the grotto-mansion.

"With my cultivation speed, I must rely on external resources if I hope to ascend to the Sixth-Tribulation realm," Hei Feng, the old demon, mused to himself.

"First, I'll sell information on the three of them," Hei Feng, the old demon, thought inwardly. "I can also get some contribution points."

He flipped his hand, and a black jade tablet appeared. Silver light shimmered on its surface, and through it, he could contact Shadowland's headquarters in the 'Goddess River domain'.

"Shadowland already had common intelligence on other Cang Alliance members? And Tagu's intelligence as well?" he muttered. "Snow Jade Palace Master's increased strength, that intelligence sold for thirty contribution points. Dongning's intelligence sold for two hundred contribution points? Not bad."

Hei Feng, the old demon, was quite satisfied.

Having cultivated step by step from weakness to his current strength, he was accustomed to seizing every opportunity to accumulate resources. Selling intelligence? To him, it was a trivial matter, and there was no rule explicitly forbidding its dissemination!

Cang Alliance members typically exchanged internal intelligence amongst themselves and generally did not spread it externally. This was an unstated understanding, not a clear agreement. After all, it was brief intelligence that wouldn't fetch a high price if 'sold' externally. Moreover, only the first to sell it could profit; once the information was known by major organizations, others couldn't sell it unless they had 'new intelligence.'

Meng Chuan's physical body and primordial spirit were both at the Fifth-Tribulation level, and he had mastered two Fifth-Tribulation rules. His intelligence only fetched two hundred contribution points on its first external sale! Of course, if there was information like 'Meng Chuan has only cultivated for a little over a thousand years'... the intelligence value would increase tenfold! However, at Meng Chuan's level, other powerful cultivators found it difficult to discern the true extent of his years of cultivation.

Meng Chuan and Tagu were currently traveling through the River of Spacetime.

Although both were Fifth-Tribulation beings and could delve to similar depths within the River of Spacetime, their travel speeds differed by approximately tenfold.

"Brother Dongning, your travel speed is truly astonishing. You're almost at the Sixth-Tribulation realm," Tagu exclaimed in admiration.

"Haha, other things aside, when it comes to travel speed, I'm afraid very few Fifth-Tribulation cultivators are stronger than me," Meng Chuan said with a smile. He used his domain to carry Tagu along, as Tagu's speed in the River of Spacetime was too slow, and taking him along made their journey much faster.

"With you carrying me, we should reach 'Crimson Serpent Star' in a few hours," Tagu said.

Crimson Serpent Star was Eternal Tower's headquarters in the Goddess River domain.

Many river systems had Eternal Tower branches.

Each river domain had a river-domain level headquarters.

Even the River of Spacetime itself had an Eternal Tower headquarters, but it was too distant and mysterious for ordinary members to visit.

"The one presiding over Crimson Serpent Star is the Crimson Serpent Star Lord," Tagu said earnestly. "Although the Goddess River domain has many river systems, including those in reclusive cultivation, there are only eight 'Sixth-Tribulation' cultivators in total. Among them, only the Crimson Serpent Star Lord has joined our Eternal Tower. However, in terms of strength, the Crimson Serpent Star Lord can be considered one of the top cultivators in the entire Goddess River domain."

"Oh? One of the best in the Goddess River domain?" As a newly ascended Fifth-Tribulation cultivator, Meng Chuan was completely unaware of the current power structure of the Goddess River domain's strong cultivators. After joining Eternal Tower, he would need to fill this gap by gathering such intelligence.

"Yes," Tagu nodded. "The Crimson Serpent Star Lord has cultivated for over 90,000 years! Besides serving as an 'overseer' for Eternal Tower, it is also the current clan leader of the special lifeform 'Crimson Serpent' race. Throughout the entire River of Spacetime, all Crimson Serpents revere it."

Meng Chuan was somewhat surprised.

Crimson Serpents were quite powerful special lifeforms; their adult bodies could rival the strength of Third-Tribulation cultivators, making them comparable to races like the 'Dark Peacocks'. The supreme leader of the entire race? However, this was normal. For instance, the Dragon race was one of the most prosperous among special lifeforms, yet it only had twelve Sixth-Tribulation cultivators in the current era. The Crimson Serpent race was far inferior to the Dragon race, so having one Sixth-Tribulation cultivator presiding over them was quite good.

The two chatted as they traveled, arriving at Crimson Serpent Star half a day later.

"What a vast star," Meng Chuan exclaimed, gazing at the enormous star from afar.

This star was tens of thousands of miles in diameter. Apart from 'Solar Stars' and 'Lunar Stars', stars of this magnitude were relatively rare.

At a glance, the entire star appeared dark red, with faint mists rising. Within the mist, one could vaguely see fiery red serpents, numerous great snakes slithering across various parts of the star.

Outside, finding the special lifeform 'Crimson Serpent' was extremely difficult, but here, they were abundant! This was the largest lair of the Crimson Serpent race in the entire River of Spacetime, personally overseen by the Crimson Serpent Star Lord.

"The Crimson Serpent race is born and bred in the outer realms; they don't have a home world," Tagu transmitted mentally. "That's why the Crimson Serpent Star Lord places even greater importance on the safety of this lair, both for its true body and for the entire race. Thus, the Crimson Serpent Star Lord spared no expense in making the entire 'Crimson Serpent Star' impregnable!"

Meng Chuan nodded slightly.

He, for his part, had his true body to hide in his home world. Special lifeforms didn't have such a benefit, so their emphasis on the security of their lair was understandable.

"Eternal Tower's river-domain level headquarters already placed extreme importance on security. And this was also the lair of the Crimson Serpent race." Meng Chuan was somewhat astonished as he looked at the star. "It's likely that anyone below the Seventh-Tribulation realm cannot threaten this Crimson Serpent Star."

"Let's go in," Tagu said. "Once we enter Crimson Serpent Star, we'll go straight to the main city. Just don't go outside the city."

The two of them descended together.

Crimson Serpent Star was enveloped by layers of formations. Meng Chuan and the others could only enter the city normally; it was very difficult to infiltrate from outside the city.

*Whoosh.*

As Meng Chuan and Tagu arrived directly above Crimson Serpent Star's main city, a red-robed figure came to greet them.

"Brother Tagu?" A tall, handsome, bald man in red robes flew over. He then glanced at Meng Chuan with a smile. "This must be Dongning."

"This is Chi Jiuxin," Tagu introduced to Meng Chuan. "He usually handles many affairs at Eternal Tower's Goddess River domain headquarters. Only for the most crucial matters does the Star Lord personally intervene."

"Greetings, Brother Chi Jiuxin," Meng Chuan said politely.

"Regarding your matter, Tagu sent a message to the headquarters long ago, and I also relayed the message to the headquarters throughout the entire River of Spacetime," Chi Jiuxin said with a slight smile. "The headquarters in the River of Spacetime has already responded, agreeing to your admission into Eternal Tower. So, we'll just go through the procedures shortly."

Meng Chuan nodded slightly.

"Shall we go visit the Star Lord?" Tagu asked.

"No need," Chi Jiuxin smiled. "Our ancestor is currently in long-term seclusion, focused on breaking through to the Seventh-Tribulation realm before their lifespan ends. We shouldn't disturb them."

Meng Chuan and Tagu both nodded.

Sixth-Tribulation mighty figures typically had a lifespan of around 80,000 to 90,000 years. As a special lifeform 'Crimson Serpent' and given its cultivation path, the Crimson Serpent Star Lord had a relatively longer lifespan, but time was still tight. The entire Crimson Serpent race hoped their ancestor could reach the Seventh-Tribulation realm, so Meng Chuan and Tagu's arrival wasn't worth distracting the Crimson Serpent Star Lord.

"Let's go, we'll head to Eternal Tower," Chi Jiuxin led the way, taking Meng Chuan and Tagu towards the most majestic nine-story building in the entire main city.