Chapter 273: Departure, Beyond the Source World

The capital of the Silver River God-Country.

“Come, come, pour the wine! Guixu, where has all the wine gone?” shouted the Blackfire Demon Lord.

“Last time I rendered a great service, and it was with great difficulty that I managed to exchange it for three jars of fine wine. You few will finish an entire jar in a moment.” Emperor Guixu was quite reluctant. “This is fine wine brewed from rare treasures found in the Dream Realm.”

“Don't be stingy, hurry up and bring it out,” urged Witch-Heart God-King from the side. Cloud Heaven God-King smiled, watching the scene.

“The wine is good,” Grand Sovereign Da Zizai also sighed contentedly.

“Alright, alright, fine, we’ll just drink it all today and then go back.” Emperor Guixu, though pained, could only produce another jar of fine wine. Witch-Heart God-King was the first to grab it and began pouring wine for the Samsara Pavilion members.

These members had always kept a low profile, but ever since the establishment of the Silver River God-Country, they had successively pledged their allegiance. Especially after Luo Feng's identity was officially revealed not long ago, even the Blackfire Demon Lord, who had always hidden in the shadows, willingly joined. Who wouldn’t want to live freely and openly? In the capital of the Silver River God-Country, even if the Emperors and Sovereigns were given ten times their courage, they wouldn't dare act presumptuously.

“The Lord of the Nation invited him to our Samsara Pavilion early on,” the Blackfire Demon Lord sighed, referring to the Lord of the Nation.

“He was still at the Chaos level back then, and now his rise is such that he's one of the most supreme existences on the Origin Continent.” Witch-Heart God-King also sighed. Nowadays, they didn't even dare to call him by his name, instead addressing him as 'Lord of the Nation.' Such a vast difference in status naturally inspired awe.

“The Lord of the Nation helped me get my revenge.”

“Emperor Wu and Emperor Xi are both dead, and Emperor Yan has fled outside the Origin Continent and won't live much longer,” Emperor Guixu said, drinking his wine. “I never even dreamed I could kill an Emperor.”

“The days of the two imperial clans dominating are over,” Witch-Heart God-King also felt relieved. The two great imperial clans now dared not act too overbearingly.

The unaligned divine beings on the Origin Continent felt much better off. A total of five Emperors and Sovereigns had died one after another, which had a profound impact on the Origin Continent. At the very least, the two great imperial clans were somewhat frightened and acted with greater caution.

“Back then, it took Luo Feng two or three breaths to kill me, and I still had time to use the reincarnation secret art,” Emperor Yuan said inside a tavern. “But it's rumored that the subsequent Emperors and Sovereigns didn't even have time to reincarnate. I, who am considered the most sinful on the Origin Continent, actually profited.” Emperor Yuan smiled wryly. Although he couldn't return to the imperial clan or cultivate into an Ultimate Realm life-form, Emperor Yuan thought he could finally escape from many karmic ties. “I can now focus more on cultivation and perhaps even hope to attain the Path of Nowhere.”

Emperor Yuan’s sins were monstrous before, and he was the most unrestrained among the many Emperors and Sovereigns. But with Luo Feng’s rise, Emperor Yuan no longer dared to be so. Emperor Wu and Emperor Xi were dead. Although Emperor Yan was alive, he might die at any moment after leaving. Emperor Yuan thought that unless he escaped, Emperor Yan would always be so slippery.

Emperor Yuan shook his head gently. Having spent long years with Emperor Yan, he somewhat looked down on him; he lived long, had many resources, but his realm was mediocre. However, he had to admit that Emperor Yan's instincts were very keen, and his methods were quite formidable. Among the Emperors of the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom, Emperor Yan's strength wasn't the strongest, but he was the only one who could unite other Emperors, gaining more resources and benefits than even Emperor Fu. Emperor Wu and Emperor Xi were dead, yet Emperor Yan was still alive.

In an ordinary large city, a normal Eternal True God was checking the status of the Yanfeng Guild Hall.

“Luo He is the Lord of the Silver River God-Country!” The Eternal True God couldn't believe it. “When I first noticed him, he was just an Eternal True God.”

Back then, an Eternal True God in Huyang City was now on par with the founders of two nations.

“Fortunately, my reincarnation was quick enough,” Liu Yin-hou felt somewhat lucky. He hadn't even rushed to break through and remained in the Eternal True God stage after reincarnation. With his realm, in an ordinary large city, even as an Eternal True God, he had no rivals.

“I need to be careful. Once I become a Chaos-level being, there are only so many Chaos-level beings on the entire Origin Continent, making it easy to fall into the Silver River God-Country Lord’s sight.”

There were countless Eternal True Gods on the Origin Continent, making it much safer. Liu Yin-hou greatly feared Luo He; his rise was terrifyingly fast. He didn't want to be noticed by the Lord of the Silver River God-Country, fearing he might accidentally reveal a flaw somewhere.

Once suspected, the Lord of the Silver River God-Country's current methods might allow him to forcibly access his memories. The best way was to ensure the Lord of the Silver River God-Country wouldn't pay him any attention.

“I must be quite something to have provoked the Lord of the Silver River God-Country back when he was weak,” Liu Yin-hou thought, then stopped dwelling on it and continued living a carefree life as an Eternal True God in this ordinary large city.

“The Silver River Ancestor, famous in my homeland, is now on the Origin Continent, standing shoulder to shoulder with the ancestors of two nations,” Emperor East sighed a little, reflecting on the information he had. “I, the so-called Ancestor East, was still Luo Feng. He granted me a legacy and some resources, only then did I take a crucial step and reach the Eternal True God level. Without resources, it's too difficult to become an Eternal True God.”

“Many from the Human Race who crossed through samsara to the Origin Continent, even with the most top-tier resources, mostly remained at the Void True God level. According to what Luo Feng said, Zi Yue should have died long ago.” Emperor East also sighed, and he believed it. After all, if the Silver River Ancestor, with his judgment on karma, determined Zi Yue was dead, then he truly was dead.

Time flew by again. The Three Realms of Annihilation Nine Realms was too extreme, too insane.

However, it truly aided in comprehending the Path of Destruction. Luo Feng did not go mad during his comprehension. His accumulation on the path of destruction was already immense; he had comprehended multiple Ultimate Realm secret arts, possessed a Destruction Demon Race clone, and had even fused with the Path of Creation and Destruction, making it easy for him to resolve dangerous situations during the cultivation of the Annihilation Nine Realms.

“Although I don't like such madness, it allows me to understand what the Path of Destruction at the Hyuan level is like. As a perfect-grade legacy, it has no impact whatsoever on the comprehension of various Great Paths. It assumes these basic Great Path comprehensions are easily understood.”

The first realm, the Path-Gazing Realm, involved exploring memories imprinted on the Great Path of Destruction within the Source World. These imprinted memories were actually the most intense destruction memories from countless generations throughout the Source World’s long history. They included scenes of the Source World's own great destructions, scenes of it being repeatedly scorned, scenes of cultivators actively scorning it, and even records of higher-level destruction scenes within the Hyuan Space, documented by the Source World.

The imprinted memories varied in depth; the deeper the memory, the more terrifying it was. Some destruction memories even possessed strong contamination, capable of distorting one’s mind. Luo Feng's spirit trembled when he saw some higher-level destruction scenes. Starting from the first realm, the goal was to give cultivators a vague impression of the Path of Destruction at the Hyuan level. The so-called Path-Gazing Realm was about gazing at the Hyuan-level path.

Luo Feng also understood the creator's ambition: they clearly hoped that future generations could use the Annihilation Nine Realms, this perfect-grade legacy, to break free from their confines and at least become World-level Hyuan life-forms. Of course, the results proved that such a terrifying legacy instead hindered later generations from forging their own paths. Therefore, the Infinite Space now only allowed exchange for the first five realms. “My strength advancement is slow, and I have few resources; it's time to go outside the Source World.”

Luo Feng looked outside. Even the ordinary auxiliary item, Hyuan Crystals, which he had long used, were now too expensive for him. Ever since his life-form reached the strength of the early divine power stage, for each realm, he could consume 300 Hyuan Crystals. How could he afford such an expense? Recently, he hadn't used any treasures, and his cultivation efficiency had indeed significantly decreased.

Luo Feng took a step and left Huyang City, arriving at Emperor Chu's palace in the Imperial Capital of Chu.

“Master,” Luo Feng said, seeing his master, Emperor Chu. Emperor Chu smiled, looking at his disciple. “You're ready to depart.”

Luo Feng nodded. “Outside the Source World, I can encounter the wisdom of countless powerful beings from myriad worlds and other experts. There will also be vast resources, all of which will make my cultivation much smoother.”

“Master, are you sure you won't come along?”

“I won't go,” Emperor Chu shook his head. “Outside the Source World, someone of my strength would be at the bottom, and going out would only hold you back. I plan to cultivate until the Origin Continent is close to the end of the epoch, then I'll venture out as a wanderer.” Emperor Chu laughed heartily. “That way, even if I die outside, it wouldn't be a loss.”

Luo Feng didn't try to persuade him further. He himself was only at the early Divine Emperor stage, and when he first went out, his weapons and secret treasures were even inferior to many strong individuals outside. At this point, he couldn't help his master much.

“Go forth and explore well. When the time comes, your master will probably need your protection,” Emperor Chu said.

Luo Feng nodded. “Then, this disciple takes his leave.”

“Go, focus on your cultivation, no need to overthink things,” Emperor Chu encouraged. Luo Feng then met with City Lord of Chaos and Morosa.

“I will venture outside the Source World, but of course, I will also have a clone remain on the Origin Continent,” Luo Feng said. “However, when I'm adventuring outside, I need to be more focused, so my clone on the Origin Continent will generally be in seclusion. If anything important comes up, the three of you can send me a message, and I will receive all your communications. I won't attend to anything else during my seclusion.” Luo Feng continued, “Ancestor Yuan, Teacher, the Silver River God-Country, and the Dao River Sect will largely depend on you.”

Luo Feng entrusted them, “Morosa's temperament is a bit mischievous, so the two of you will need to keep him in check.”

“I'm very obedient,” Morosa said, wide-eyed.

“Don't worry, leave it to us,” Ancestor Yuan and City Lord of Chaos nodded. Luo Feng gave Morosa a half-smile. If he went into seclusion and didn't handle matters, who knew how much trouble Morosa would cause without the supervision of Ancestor Yuan and City Lord of Chaos?

“I'm going into seclusion.” Luo Feng's clone immediately turned and walked deeper into the cave mansion, entering the Star Tower within the quiet room. This was also the usual state for the ancestors of two nations, Ancestor Dong Ji of the Eastern Pole Region, and Emperor Qing.

The usual state for these four was to be in seclusion most of the time, occasionally emerging to relax. Elsewhere, two figures, Luo Feng and Emperor Qing, streaked across the sky, flying towards the horizon.

A remote spot in the icefield. Here lay a valley forged from ice, and within this icy valley was a gloomy deep pool. This gloomy deep pool was the transmission channel of the Origin Continent.

Luo He and Emperor Qing were seated cross-legged by the gloomy deep pool. Another figure was already there, Emperor Fu.

At this moment, Emperor Fu stood up and smiled as he looked at the two of them.

“Emperor Fu,” Luo Feng smiled and nodded. He had a good impression of Emperor Fu. After all, whenever Emperor Yan tried to suppress him, Emperor Fu always sided with him.

“Emperor Fu, you've been here all along,” Emperor Qing somewhat guessed the fellow clansman's thoughts.

“There are countless dangers outside the Source World, so I also wish to venture out with you two,” Emperor Fu said. Emperor Qing slightly furrowed his brow. “Emperor Fu's strength is still a bit weak. Even if we bring him, at most he'd be an errand runner. I don't mind you coming along, after all, we're fellow clansmen who've known each other for a long time, and there's some camaraderie.”

Emperor Qing looked at Luo Feng. “However, this also requires asking for Elder Luo He's opinion.”

Emperor Fu looked at Luo Feng.

For all these years, he had overtly and covertly stood by Luo Feng, all for this very day.

“If Brother Emperor Qing has no objection, then of course I have no objection,” Luo Feng said with a smile.

Emperor Fu's face lit up upon hearing this. Emperor Qing nodded thoughtfully and said, “Since we're taking Emperor Fu, let's also bring Emperor Ming. Among the Emperors of our Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom's imperial clan, only these two are worth cultivating.”

“Emperor Ming's strength is still above mine; on the path of Hyuan bloodline, he has already touched the threshold of a divine realm,” Emperor Fu added. “If Emperor Ming is willing, then let's go together.” Luo Feng also had a good impression of Emperor Ming and did not object.

Hearing Luo He's agreement, Emperor Qing then sent a message to Emperor Ming.

Soon, a flash of light appeared in the valley, revealing Emperor Ming.

“I discussed it with Brother Luo He, and we'll bring you and Emperor Fu along,” Emperor Qing said. “Thank you, Brother Luo He,” Emperor Ming replied, quite grateful. Although he was aloof and preferred to be alone, he knew very well that his current strength was simply too ordinary outside the Source World.

“The introductory map Emperor Ming gave me back then was quite helpful for my cultivation. I haven't thanked him for it yet,” Luo Feng said, smiling and nodding.

Emperor Fu was also in a good mood beside them. Soon, Emperor Qing, Luo Feng, Emperor Fu, and Emperor Ming—the four of them—were teleported outside the Source World, heading directly for the Nine Rivers Saint Realm.

(End of Chapter)

Author's Note: End of this volume. The Origin Continent storyline officially concludes here, and the storyline outside the Source World begins. This includes the world structure, plot settings, character settings, and more for the world outside the Source World.

Tomato needs to prepare carefully, and with the Two Sessions recently, Tomato has been very busy. This time, I need to take three days off. The next volume's content will begin updating on the 19th.

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