Chapter 741: Starting the Fight!

Novel Series

As night fell, Jiangzhou City was still a hive of activity, vibrant and magnificent.

A millennium had passed since the war with the demon race. As the residence of the Meng family, Jiangzhou City was now the largest city in Cangyuan Realm.

"Whoosh."

Two figures flew high above Jiangzhou City; they were the couple, Yang Cheng and Meng You.

"After so many years, we've finally accumulated enough merit," Meng You said, both excited and anxious. "As long as we exchange for the rare treasure that extends life, we can awaken Yuan'er and help him extend his lifespan."

"Mm-hmm." Yang Cheng nodded with a smile. He also doted on his son. However, he felt that his son, Yang Yuan, had lived a sufficiently fulfilling life; although he had only reached the rank of a Feudal Lord Demon, his lifespan of nearly three hundred years was considered quite good compared to many other demons. But his wife had always missed their son immensely, so Yang Cheng naturally did his best. After transforming into an Emperor-level special life form, he had diligently accumulated merit. The couple worked tirelessly; Meng You even frequently tried to please her father, Meng Chuan, and some treasures gifted by her father were all used as offerings to the sect in exchange for merit. Tonight, they finally accumulated a million merits.

A million merits could be exchanged for the rare life-extending treasure, which could elevate a mortal to a Venerable in one step, granting them a lifespan of two thousand years. Most of their lives had been spent accumulating these million merits. After all these years on Yuanchu Mountain, they were the first couple to accumulate enough merit to exchange for the life-extending treasure. This treasure had to be exchanged directly with Meng Chuan himself.

"Whoosh, whoosh."

The couple landed at the Meng residence and immediately saw a white-haired middle-aged man drinking alone under the moon.

"Father."

"Father-in-law."

Meng You and Yang Cheng could barely conceal the excitement in their eyes.

Meng Chuan, who was drinking alone, put down his wine cup, looked up at them, and smiled. He naturally knew that his daughter and son-in-law had accumulated a million merits on Yuanchu Mountain that very night. Within his primal domain, which extended 380 trillion miles, nothing could escape his notice.

"You two have indeed worked hard all these years," Meng Chuan nodded, "and contributed much to the sect."

"Father," Meng You quickly asked, "the rare life-extending treasure?"

"Are you sure you want to exchange these million merits for the rare life-extending treasure?" Meng Chuan asked, looking at his daughter.

Meng You and Yang Cheng both nodded. In fact, ever since he became a Soul Divine Tribulation Seventh-Layer, and was fortunate enough to travel to Qianyuan Mountain beyond the universe, Meng Chuan's ability to acquire treasures far surpassed what it was at the Sixth-Layer! Therefore, he had long planned to use even more precious rare treasures in the future to greatly enhance the bloodline of his relatives. With powerful bloodlines, his relatives would effortlessly become Emperors over time. For a Soul Divine Tribulation Seventh-Layer, helping relatives become Emperors was already possible with a million foreign essence crystals. The greater his ability, the more he could favor his relatives. For his grandson, Yang Yuan, Meng Chuan was only at the Sixth-Layer before, so he had been stricter. Now that his strength was greater, he was naturally less strict. Even if his daughter and son-in-law hadn't accumulated merit, Meng Chuan would still have intervened to extend his grandson's life in the future. As for their diligent contributions to the sect, Meng Chuan was very pleased.

"If I were to become an Eighth-Layer Tribulation," Meng Chuan's thoughts drifted. If he became an Eighth-Layer Tribulation, Cangyuan Realm could become a higher life world. The entire 'River of Spacetime' of Cangyuan Realm could become independent of the universe's River of Spacetime, allowing him to enable some lives to transcend reincarnation, or undergo 'reincarnation' within Cangyuan Realm. Like Ancestor Dragon and Phoenix Ancestor, not to mention their close relatives, they could even easily enable all their descendants for ten thousand generations to reach the Emperor level, each possessing a lifespan of a hundred thousand years. Achieving such a feat would benefit the entire race, similar to Ancestor Dragon, who even made great contributions to the entire universe.

Meng Chuan took out a jade bottle and handed it to his daughter, Meng You: "Just give this to Yang Yuan."

"Thank you, Father." Meng You and Yang Cheng excitedly received the rare life-extending treasure they had strived for for years, then quickly bid farewell and left in excitement.

"As a father, was I too strict with my daughter?" Meng Chuan pondered for a moment, then gently shook his head. "In Cangyuan Realm, they are already at the very pinnacle. If I indulge them too much, it would be difficult to manage."

"If I were to become an Eighth-Layer Tribulation, and Cangyuan Realm as a whole was to advance, then the entire race would truly benefit greatly. July, Meng An, and Meng You would all receive immense advantages." Meng Chuan looked at the lake beside the peach blossom tree, where faint layers of images shimmered. "Currently, my most pressing task is to first master the rules of spacetime. Since acquiring the talent of that great serpent, I have cultivated for over two thousand years, but the three major branches of the rule of time have not yet been fully mastered; I'm still a bit short..."

The rule of time is divided into the 'Rule of Past, Rule of Present, and Rule of Future'. These three rules are all at the Sixth-Layer Tribulation level, and also have other names, such as the Rule of Destiny, Rule of Years, and so on.

Meng Chuan had mastered the 'Rule of Extreme Speed' long ago, which is part of the Rule of Present. When comprehending the primal 'Rule of Creation', he also gained insights into some mysteries of the past, present, and future. With his previous accumulation, combined with a significant increase in his talent in the lineage of time, and comprehending it through the secret art of painting, Meng Chuan managed to grasp the 'Rule of Present' just over a hundred years after slaying the great serpent! A thousand years after slaying the great serpent, he grasped the 'Rule of Past'. Only the 'Rule of Future' was cultivated a bit slower.

"It's been over two thousand years since I slew the great serpent. I've already mastered the past and present; only the 'Rule of Future' remains. My current accumulation is quite good; I should be able to make a breakthrough soon."

"But comprehending the three major branches is only the foundation!" Meng Chuan knew clearly that there were likely several contemporary Seventh-Layer Tribulation experts who had completely mastered all three branches. Masters like Lord Lihong, Ancestor Realm, and Master Demon Eye had all mastered the three branches, but they were still far from mastering the rules of spacetime.

"I have cultivated for twelve thousand years so far. White Bird Pavilion Master mastered the rules of spacetime in less than thirty thousand years. I obtained an eternal existence opportunity and am now cultivating on Qianyuan Mountain, so I should be faster, shouldn't I? Otherwise, what would be the point of being a registered disciple?" Meng Chuan naturally had higher expectations for himself; he believed he must master the rules of spacetime within at least twenty thousand years.

"Whoosh."

Meng Chuan looked at the lake beside him. With the aid of the 'Spacetime Token', a strange treasure refined by Ancestor Dragon, and Meng Chuan's current talent and mastery in the lineage of spacetime, he could, like Ancestor Realm, peer into countless regions of the River of Spacetime. However, the number of locations he could observe simultaneously was fewer! Peering into 'ten thousand locations' at once was roughly his limit, even with the help of the strange treasure, the Spacetime Token.

"All life worlds where half-step Eighth-Layer Tribulation experts have been born." Meng Chuan was also monitoring these. There were only a little over three thousand medium life worlds where half-step Eighth-Layer Tribulation experts had emerged.

Simultaneously monitoring them was not difficult for him.

Monitoring... it was also a form of refinement for his own mastery of spacetime.

Meanwhile, a dark grand hall quietly arrived in a certain river system. Within the hall was Emperor Wanxing, with a black-robed figure standing by his side.

"Go," Emperor Wanxing said indifferently.

"Yes, Emperor," the black-robed figure quietly departed.

Taboo creatures could not stray too far from their core of life; in the outer void, they also needed to remain within the same river system. Therefore, every time a taboo creature acted, Emperor Wanxing, who controlled its core of life, would come to the same river system! This was also why he concealed his own location.

"Mengsha Realm." Emperor Wanxing's eyes burned with fervor. "I chose and chose again, and among the many home worlds of half-step Eighth-Layer Tribulation experts, I selected you! Ancestor Mengsha cultivated his physical body to the Eighth-Layer Tribulation level, but later failed his tribulation. He must have acquired a substantial amount of treasures."

Figures like Wanxing and White Bird hadn't even created physical body cultivation methods. Ancestor Mengsha, in his dazzling era, even had several Eighth-Layer Tribulation experts descend to befriend him. His strength was unfathomable, but during his tribulation, it was proven that his physical body still had flaws.

Worlds stronger than Mengsha Realm... were only the higher life worlds. Higher life worlds possessed various protective measures: independent Rivers of Spacetime, transcendence from reincarnation, and even inner divine courts. Eighth-Layer Tribulation mighty ones would also do everything to protect them, far beyond what a mere half-step Eighth-Layer Tribulation expert like him could spy on!

"Mengsha Realm, I hope this time I can obtain the treasure of 'four billion foreign essence crystals'. If it's not enough, I'll have to make a second move." Emperor Wanxing watched silently.

"Begin."

Emperor Wanxing quietly made his move, concealing the spacetime where Mengsha Realm was located. After the concealment, the black-robed figure immediately appeared in that spacetime, transforming into a colossal being.

"Hm?"

Meng Chuan, in Cangyuan Realm, looked at the layered spacetime reflections in the lake. He monitored all home worlds of half-step Eighth-Layer Tribulation experts, and naturally instantly discovered that the spacetime of 'Mengsha Realm' had been concealed, preventing him from peering into it any further.

"Mengsha Realm, he made his move?" A cold glint flashed in Meng Chuan's eyes.

Meng Chuan, seated there, had a Soul Divine avatar fly out from his body, instantly crossing spacetime to head towards the region of Mengsha Realm.

In front of the bamboo forest, Ancestor Realm, who was fishing, also noticed Mengsha Realm. His white eyebrows shot up, and his eyes filled with rage. Similarly, a Soul Divine avatar flew directly into the lake.

"Pavilion Master, Mengsha Realm has been concealed by spacetime, we can't peer into it." The Azure Dragon Deputy Pavilion Master, who had not dared to relax his surveillance duties for years, immediately sent a message to White Bird Pavilion Master. Upon receiving the message, White Bird Pavilion Master, without hesitation, took a step across vast spacetime, heading towards the vicinity of Mengsha Realm.