Chapter 168: Reincarnation Small Building

Inside Xiangjie City, everything had turned gray. Countless beings had lost their vital essence, living like puppets. A woman in green was the only splash of color in this world. She walked through the city, carefully observing everything.

"Although I've gathered a lot of information about Luo He, seeing it with my own eyes makes it much clearer," she murmured. The woman in green reached the Garrison Manor, a little surprised. "Luo He's life aura is truly well-concealed. As I walked by, I couldn't detect any traces of him in the past." She praised, "For a Chaos Realm transcender, his ability to conceal his life aura is more potent than many God-King Tier 1 experts."

The Origin Continent indeed possessed abilities to glimpse the past, but it was easier to see the past of ordinary people; the stronger the individual, the harder it became. The woman in green could observe the past of most God-King Tier 1 experts.

"Whoosh." The surrounding space-time warped. The woman in green instantly returned from the past to reality. Everything around her regained color and vibrancy. This was the true timeline where countless beings existed.

"Great Sage Luo He," the woman in green stood outside the Garrison Manor, speaking with a smile. Her voice naturally carried inside, though the guards at the manor entrance could not see her.

Inside the Garrison Manor, Luo Feng was leisurely drinking with Mo Luo Sa, who was feeling quite pleased after just finishing the digestion of a God-King's corpse.

"Great Sage Luo He." The voice echoed around them. "Hmm?" Both Luo Feng and Mo Luo Sa jolted. Only then did they detect the woman in green outside the Garrison Manor.

Mo Luo Sa was secretly alarmed. He transmitted, "Master, I can easily sense a vast area around Xiangjie City, and I should be able to detect any powerful being approaching... but I had no warning of this one."

"It's Empress Fengdu of the Eastern Extremity Domain, after all," Luo Feng replied. Having now discovered the woman in green outside the Garrison Manor and seeing her appearance, he naturally knew her identity.

"Her strength must be close to a peak World Beast, right?" Mo Luo Sa transmitted mentally.

"Close enough," Luo Feng also surmised. "You should withdraw first; I'll go meet her."

Luo Feng personally went to the entrance of the Garrison Manor. The guards at the gate also could not see Luo Feng. He stepped outside and looked at the woman in green standing beyond the gate. Though seemingly standing there, she appeared transcendent, beyond the entire world.

"Luo He pays his respects to Empress Fengdu," Luo Feng bowed slightly.

"To create your own secret technique and become the undisputed number one in the Chaos Realm," the woman in green said, looking at Luo Feng with an admiring smile. "Truly extraordinary. The Origin Continent hasn't seen such a formidable junior in a long time."

Luo Feng smiled, "No matter how formidable, I am still just in the Chaos Realm."

"Won't you invite me in for a seat?" the woman in green asked with a slight smile.

"Please," Luo Feng immediately led the way.

Given Empress Fengdu's status and her friendly demeanor, Luo Feng naturally responded with equal courtesy. Inside a reception pavilion at the Garrison Manor, the two sat facing each other, and Luo Feng personally poured wine for her.

"Empress Fengdu, one of the Twelve Sovereigns of the Eastern Extremity Domain's natives, is terrifying in strength." Luo Feng, of course, understood her background. In the earliest days of the Origin Continent, the natives occupied most of the land. The natives governed the Origin Continent. At that time, the two ancient empires had very sparse populations and occupied only a remote, small area.

Among the natives who ruled the Origin Continent back then, there were indeed individuals known as 'God-Emperors,' with a total of twelve having held the title. At that time, beings on the Origin Continent were generally very weak, and few cultivators from the Three Thousand Primitive Universes managed to pass through reincarnation to reach it. These twelve God-Emperors, by current strength standards, would only have just become God-Kings.

However, after countless ages, the territories of the natives had been vastly compressed, retreating entirely to the Eastern Extremity Domain! And those original Twelve Sovereigns, who became God-Kings relatively quickly in the early days, are now all God-King Tier 2 experts. Among them, Empress Fengdu's strength is the most unfathomable.

"In the Origin Continent, only a handful of God-King Tier 2 experts can contend with Emperors and Monarchs, with comparable strength." "Empress Fengdu is one of them." An ordinary God-King Tier 2 expert would be no match for an Emperor or Monarch; their true body would likely be annihilated in a single encounter! But Empress Fengdu's existence is comparable to Emperors and Monarchs.

Mo Luo Sa even believed that Empress Fengdu must be close to a peak World Beast. "According to intelligence, Empress Fengdu has cultivated both the Way of World Origin and the Way of Time Origin to God-King Tier 2! Her cultivation lineage is unknown," Luo Feng mused internally. With Empress Fengdu's extraordinary talent, obtaining Perfect-grade or Special-grade inheritances wouldn't be difficult. Furthermore, the natives of the Eastern Extremity Domain are backed by a mysterious Progenitor! That Progenitor, who protects all natives, naturally values Empress Fengdu, given her unparalleled talent.

Empress Fengdu's status on the Origin Continent was thus evident. Even if Luo Feng became a God-King, the gap between him and her would still be immense. Not to mention he was currently only in the Chaos Realm... Her being so friendly surprised Luo Feng somewhat.

"Luo He, I am here to invite you to join 'Cycle Pavilion,' a power I established," the woman in green said, looking at Luo Feng. "Although I founded Cycle Pavilion, all members are equal. I believe you've heard about Cycle Pavilion's reputation."

"Cycle Pavilion?" Luo Feng had certainly heard of it. Cycle Pavilion was a relatively niche power, much smaller in scale than the Two Realms Palace. This was because every official member of Cycle Pavilion was personally selected and invited by Empress Fengdu herself, so their numbers were naturally few. Yet, Cycle Pavilion's prestige was comparable to that of the Two Realms Palace, Myriad Law Tower, and Solitary Ark of Time and Space.

"Our Cycle Pavilion has very few members," the woman in green stated, "but each one is extraordinary."

"Am I qualified to join Cycle Pavilion?" Luo Feng asked. If he joined, he'd probably be the weakest member.

"Don't underestimate yourself," the woman in green said, looking at Luo Feng. "Across the entire Origin Continent, you are an exceptionally remarkable cultivator."

"Oh?" Luo Feng's heart stirred. Luo Feng, of course, knew his own unique advantages! He had enslaved a World Beast, and in the future, with a God-King Ultimate Realm World Beast, he could cultivate a powerful army, sufficient to establish a top-tier power. Furthermore, Luo Feng himself possessed a perfect divine body, something unseen before on the Origin Continent, and his miniature universe... also surpassed that of any other cultivator. Compared to these two, "Elemental Art" was actually secondary, as Luo Feng was not the only one to inherit legacies left by Yuan. Luo Feng was well aware of his unique traits, but he had kept them a secret. Yet now, Empress Fengdu thought so highly of him.

"But no matter how high your talent, you still need resources for cultivation," the woman in green said. "For instance, top-tier inheritances and various rare treasures to assist you."

Luo Feng agreed. Whether it was "Eight Tribulations Lifeform," "Seventy-Two Blades of Annihilation," or even the more precious inheritance "World Lifeform" within the Infinite Space, they had all been immensely helpful to him.

"The inheritances you've accessed so far are likely only God-King Tier 1 inheritances," the woman in green said. "The further you go, the more restricted precious inheritances become. Some rare treasures and powerful Hunyuan bloodlines are even harder to come by." "It's even more difficult to obtain complete inheritances left by Yuan. A weapon beyond the God-King Realm is enough to ignite a war between the two ancient empires." The woman in green looked at Luo Feng. "Do you think your high talent alone will guarantee you access? You might not feel it strongly now, but for some marginal resources left by Yuan, you might still be able to contend. But the truly precious resources... eventually, you won't even have the right to compete."

Luo Feng fell silent. His master, Emperor Chu, had also acknowledged some of this.

"Have you heard of God-King Lihe?" the woman in green asked, looking at Luo Feng.

Luo Feng was startled.

"You haven't, have you?" the woman in green smiled. "Neither the Yanfeng Guild Hall nor the Thunder Commerce Guild would spread this kind of information; they would even try to cover it up."

"God-King Lihe was a God-King who fully joined the Yanfeng Ancient Empire, and he even cultivated to God-King Tier 2," the woman in green said. "He served the Yanfeng Ancient Empire diligently and without complaint... Even though the imperial family received far more resources than him, he didn't care; he was content. He had a wife, three sons, and two daughters. He didn't want to get involved in too many disputes; he just wanted to nurture his children and focus on cultivation. He believed that dedicated cultivation would lead him to higher realms," the woman in green explained. "He was grateful for the help his master, Emperor Xuan, had given him. But his talent was too extraordinary. He actually managed to refine a powerful secret treasure left by Yuan on the Origin Continent—a weapon-grade secret treasure far beyond the God-King Realm. With this treasure, he, a God-King Tier 2 expert... was capable of contending with Emperors and Monarchs."

The woman in green looked at Luo Feng. "But what happened next? He used this weapon-grade secret treasure once during a mission for the Yanfeng Ancient Empire. Just once."

"Three Emperors attacked him simultaneously. They forced him to obediently hand over the secret treasure, threatening to slaughter his wife, children, and his entire clan if he refused." The woman in green looked at Luo Feng. "He was accustomed to yielding, accustomed to enduring. He endured again, and he handed over the secret treasure."

Luo Feng sighed inwardly.

"When he handed it over..." The woman in green smiled. "The three Emperors still acted! His wife, children, his entire clan, and even all the beings in the entire city! All were slaughtered, not a single one spared."

"God-King Lihe was also killed." The woman in green smiled. "His master, Emperor Xuan, only learned of this later. But it was too late then. Fortunately, God-King Lihe himself was strong enough that he managed to cast a reincarnation secret art before being killed; he reincarnated," the woman in green continued. "However, with the Emperors acting, none of his wife, children, or clan members had time to reincarnate."

"After God-King Lihe reincarnated, his current name is 'Emperor Gui Xu,'" the woman in green said, looking at Luo Feng. Luo Feng jolted.

Emperor Gui Xu? So it was him! Emperor Gui Xu, who styled himself 'Emperor,' was still slightly weaker than true Emperors. Yet, he seemed to have a blood feud with the Yanfeng Ancient Empire's imperial family, engaging in conflict repeatedly, never ceasing. As many as seven or eight God-Kings from the Yanfeng Ancient Empire had died at Emperor Gui Xu's hands.

"Emperor Gui Xu is a member of my Cycle Pavilion," the woman in green said. "I established Cycle Pavilion because I hope that as companions, we can support each other and transcend this cycle of eras. And I believe you also qualify to become an official member of my Cycle Pavilion. Cycle Pavilion currently has a total of eight members," the woman in green said, looking at Luo Feng. "You are the ninth member I have chosen, and so far, the only Chaos Realm cultivator I have invited."