Chapter 742: 争夺

Episode 28, Chapter 22: Taking Action!

Novel by: I Eat Tomatoes. Updated: 2021-03-16 05:45.

As night descended, Jiangzhou City was still bustling with people, vibrant and magnificent.

A millennium had passed since the war with the Monster Race. As the Meng family's residence, Jiangzhou City was now the largest city in the Cangyuan Realm.

Whoosh.

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

“After all these years, we’ve finally accumulated enough merit,” Meng You said, a mix of excitement and apprehension in her voice. “Once we exchange it for the longevity treasure, we can awaken Yuan’er and extend his life.”

“Mhm,” Yang Cheng nodded with a smile. He, too, deeply loved his son.

However, he felt that their son, Yang Yuan, had lived a sufficiently fulfilling life. Although he only reached the Marquis Godfiend stage, nearly three hundred years of life was quite good compared to many Godfiends. But his wife had always yearned for their son. Yang Cheng naturally spared no effort; after transforming into an Emperor-level special lifeform, he diligently accumulated merit. The couple worked tirelessly; Meng You often even tried to cheer up her father, Meng Chuan, and any treasures he gifted her were offered to the sect in exchange for merit. Finally, tonight, they had gathered a million merit points.

A million merit points could be exchanged for a longevity treasure, which could allow a mortal to instantly ascend to the Venerable stage, granting them two thousand years of life.

The couple had spent most of their lives accumulating these million merit points.

After all these years on Yuanchu Mountain, they were the first couple to accumulate enough merit for a longevity treasure. The longevity treasure had to be exchanged directly with Meng Chuan.

Swoosh, swoosh.

The couple landed at the Meng Manor and immediately spotted the white-haired middle-aged man drinking alone under the moonlight.

“Father.”

“Father-in-law.”

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

Meng Chuan, who had been 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 merit points on Yuanchu Mountain tonight. Within his origin domain, spanning three hundred eighty trillion li from himself, nothing could escape his notice.

“You two have indeed worked hard all these years,” Meng Chuan nodded. “You’ve contributed a great deal to the sect.”

“Father,” Meng You quickly interjected, “what about the longevity treasure?”

“Are you sure you want to exchange these million merit points for the longevity treasure?” Meng Chuan looked at his daughter.

Meng You and Yang Cheng both nodded. In truth, ever since he became a Soul-Seven Tribulation realm expert and had the good fortune to travel to Qianyuan Mountain beyond the universe, Meng Chuan’s ability to acquire treasures had far surpassed what it was at the Six Tribulation realm! He had long planned to use even more precious treasures to greatly enhance the bloodlines of his loved ones. With powerful bloodlines, his family members could calmly become Emperors over time.

For a Soul-Seven Tribulation realm expert, helping family members become Emperors would require a mere million cubic foreign elemental crystals. The greater his own abilities, the more he could assist his loved ones. For instance, with his grandson, Yang Yuan, Meng Chuan had only been at the Six Tribulation realm before, which made him somewhat stricter. Now that his strength was greater, he was naturally less harsh. Even if his daughter and son-in-law hadn’t accumulated merit, Meng Chuan would still intervene to extend his grandson’s life in the future. As for the couple’s diligent contributions to the sect, Meng Chuan was very pleased.

“If I were to become an Eight Tribulation realm expert…” Meng Chuan’s thoughts drifted. If he became an Eight Tribulation realm expert, the Cangyuan Realm could become a high-level life world. The entire Cangyuan Realm’s ‘River of Spacetime’ could become independent of the universe’s River of Spacetime. He could allow some beings to transcend reincarnation or undergo ‘reincarnation’ within the Cangyuan Realm itself. Like Ancestor Dragon and Ancestor Phoenix, they not only helped their direct relatives but also ensured that descendants of their entire race, for countless generations, could easily reach the Emperor level, each possessing a hundred thousand years of life. Achieving such power meant benefiting the entire race, like 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 let Yang Yuan take this.”

“Thank you, Father,” Meng You and Yang Cheng said excitedly as they received the longevity treasure they had strived for over many years. They quickly bid farewell and departed, thrilled.

“As a father, was I too strict with my daughter?” Meng Chuan mused, then gently shook his head. “They are already at the pinnacle in the Cangyuan Realm. If I indulged them too much, they would become difficult to manage.”

“If I become an Eight Tribulation realm expert, the Cangyuan Realm will ascend as a whole, and the entire race will truly benefit greatly. Qiyue, Meng An, Meng You—they will all gain immense advantages.” Meng Chuan looked at the lake beside the peach blossom tree, where faint layers of images shimmered on the water’s surface. “What’s most crucial for me now is to first master the rules of spacetime. Since acquiring the talent of that great serpent, I have cultivated for over two thousand years. The three major branches of the time rules are not yet fully mastered; I’m still a bit short…”

The rules of time are divided into ‘Past Rules, Present Rules, and Future Rules.’ These three rules are all at the Six Tribulation realm level, and they also have other names, such as Destiny Rules, Age Rules, and so on.

Meng Chuan had mastered the ‘Extreme Speed Rules’ a long time ago, which is part of the Present Rules. While comprehending the origin rules, specifically the ‘Heaven-Opening Rules,’ he also grasped some of the mysteries of the past, present, and future. With his previous accumulation, combined with his greatly enhanced talent in the time lineage and further comprehension through painting dao secret arts, Meng Chuan comprehended the ‘Present Rules’ within just over a hundred years of slaying the great serpent! A thousand years after slaying the serpent, he comprehended the ‘Past Rules.’ Only the ‘Future Rules’ had been slower to cultivate.

“It has been over two thousand years since I slew the great serpent. I have already mastered the Past and Present, with only the ‘Future Rules’ remaining.”

“My current accumulation is quite good; I should be able to make a breakthrough soon.”

“But comprehending these three branches is just the foundation!” Meng Chuan knew clearly that several contemporary Seven Tribulation realm experts probably had full mastery of all three branches, like Lord Lihong, Ancestor Jie, and Lord of the Demonic Eye Society. Yet, they were still far from mastering the rules of spacetime.

“I have cultivated for twelve thousand years so far. Pavilion Master White Bird mastered the rules of spacetime in less than thirty thousand years. I obtained the opportunity of an Eternal existence and am now cultivating on Qianyuan Mountain, so I should be faster, shouldn’t I? Otherwise, what kind of nominal disciple would I be?” Meng Chuan naturally held himself to a higher standard, believing he needed to master the rules of spacetime within at least twenty thousand years.

Splash.

Meng Chuan looked at the lake beside him. With the help of the exotic treasure ‘Spacetime Token’ refined by Ancestor Dragon, and Meng Chuan’s current talent and mastery in the spacetime lineage, he could also observe countless regions of the River of Spacetime, much like Ancestor Jie. However, the number of places he could observe simultaneously was fewer! Observing ‘ten thousand locations’ at once was close to his limit, and this was with the aid of the exotic Spacetime Token.

“All life worlds where Half-Step Eight Tribulation realm experts have emerged.” Meng Chuan was also monitoring these. There were only a little over three thousand medium-level life worlds that had produced Half-Step Eight Tribulation realm experts.

Monitoring them simultaneously was not difficult for him.

This monitoring also served as a refinement of his own spacetime mastery.

Meanwhile, a dark grand hall silently arrived in a river region. Emperor Wanxing was inside the hall, with a black-robed figure standing by his side.

“Go,” Emperor Wanxing said indifferently.

“Yes, Emperor,” the black-robed figure silently departed.

Forbidden creatures could not stray too far from their life core, and in the outer void, they needed to remain within the same river region. Thus, whenever a forbidden creature acted, Emperor Wanxing, who held its life core, would arrive in the same river region! This was also why he concealed his own location.

“Mengsha World,” Emperor Wanxing said, his eyes burning with fervor. “I chose and re-chose, and among the many home worlds of Half-Step Eight Tribulation realm experts, I selected you! Ancestor Mengsha cultivated his physical body to the Eight Tribulation realm level, but he later failed his tribulation. He must have acquired an abundance of treasures.”

Unlike experts such as Wanxing and White Bird, who haven't even created physical body cultivation methods. When Ancestor Mengsha was at his peak, several Eight Tribulation realm experts even descended to that era to befriend him. His strength was unfathomable, but during his tribulation, it was proven that his physical body still had flaws.

Stronger than Mengsha World were only the high-level life worlds. High-level life worlds possessed various protective measures, independent Rivers of Spacetime, transcendence from reincarnation, and even formed divine courts internally. Eight Tribulation realm grand cultivators would also exhaust all means to protect them, making them far beyond what a mere Half-Step Eight Tribulation realm expert like him could covet!

“Mengsha World, I hope this time I can obtain a treasure hoard of ‘four billion cubic’ foreign elemental 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 region where Mengsha World was located. Immediately after the concealment, the black-robed figure appeared in that spacetime, transforming into a colossal entity.

“Hmm?”

Within Cangyuan Realm, Meng Chuan looked at the layered spacetime reflections in the lake. He was monitoring all home worlds of Half-Step Eight Tribulation realm experts, so he instantly noticed that Mengsha World’s spacetime had been concealed, preventing him from observing it further.

“Mengsha World… he’s taking action?” A cold light flashed in Meng Chuan’s eyes.

As Meng Chuan sat there, a primordial spirit avatar flew out from his body, instantly traversing spacetime to the region of Mengsha World.

In front of the bamboo grove, Ancestor Jie, who was fishing, also noticed Mengsha World. His white eyebrows shot up, and his eyes filled with fury. Similarly, a primordial spirit avatar of his flew directly into the lake.

“Pavilion Master, Mengsha World has been concealed by spacetime, making it impossible to observe,” Deputy Pavilion Master Azure Dragon, who had been diligently monitoring for years, immediately reported to Pavilion Master White Bird. Upon receiving the message, Pavilion Master White Bird stepped forward without hesitation, traversing vast distances through spacetime to the vicinity of Mengsha World.