Dawn.
Dongbo Xueying, Chi Qiu Bai, Peng Shan, and others returned to their respective mansions, each reeking of alcohol.
“My Lord.” The main gate had already opened, and the female steward Xu Qin, dressed in white robes, joyfully called out. Behind her, the maids and guards at the entrance respectfully bowed.
“You’ve waited all night?” Dongbo Xueying asked.
“It’s only proper.” Xu Qin felt warmth in her heart. Some of the Transcendents didn’t particularly care about the servants in their estates.
“There’s no need to wait in the future; you needn’t be too concerned with such formalities.” Dongbo Xueying said and walked into the mansion.
Arriving at the back garden, he half-reclined on his usual lounge chair. With a thought, his Transcendent fighting energy quickly expelled all the alcohol from his body, leaving his mind clearer. Then he picked up a flat flask and tilted his head back, taking a sip of the Oceanic Realm Stone Spirit Liquid inside! Instantly, his entire body, even his soul, felt incredibly refreshed and relaxed.
“What comes next is the path of Transcendent cultivation,” Dongbo Xueying mused. “I must carefully plan my next steps.”
He had only just crossed into the Transcendent realm.
Transcendents enjoyed long lifespans. Skyfaring cultivators lived up to eight hundred years, Saint-level cultivators up to fifteen hundred, and Half-Gods lived an astonishing three thousand years! He estimated that reaching the Saint level would not be a problem for him, meaning he could live at least fifteen hundred years. It sounded simple, but in reality, this would be an extremely long time. Ordinary humans lived only a hundred years; to them, the Transcendents who lived for millennia were like living historical records.
He was only in his twenties now—still too young! Even among Skyfaring cultivators, there were many who could easily crush him.
“I’ll still follow my previous cultivation methods.”
“Continuously pursuing the ultimate mastery of spear techniques!”
“And during my cultivation, I’ll take on some Transcendent tasks.” Dongbo Xueying pondered. Every newly ascended Transcendent must complete ten life-and-death tasks within ten years. Before completing them, leaving the Xinfuo World was strictly forbidden. This was also why Dongbo Xueying had told his family he wouldn’t return for at least ten years.
If he was fast, he might finish in just a few years.
Dongbo Xueying wasn’t in a hurry. Each task required careful handling.
“I should also collect records of past Transcendent elders from our Xia Clan’s history. Perhaps by studying their life experiences, I can find much to learn from and emulate.” Dongbo Xueying thought. He had always been adept at learning. Since childhood, he had read many Transcendent biographies, but those were merely stories, containing very little information.
Now that he was a Transcendent himself, he could access many historical records of past Transcendents. He could avoid the mistakes made by predecessors and learn from others’ effective cultivation methods.
After a long while—
Suddenly—
“Dongbo Xueying!”
A voice came from the sky. Dongbo Xueying was slightly surprised and looked up. In the air stood a figure clad in yellow robes, eyes like lightning, gazing down at Dongbo Xueying below.
An Invisible Aura of Power (invisible pressure) made Dongbo Xueying’s heart tighten.
It was a Half-God!
Dongbo Xueying immediately stood up respectfully: “Dongbo Xueying greets the senior.”
“Come with me,” said the yellow-robed elder.
“Yes.” Dongbo Xueying immediately soared into the sky, quickly flying to the yellow-robed elder’s side. The maids within the mansion below were somewhat alarmed but dared not make loud noises.
The yellow-robed elder said nothing, only flying forward, with Dongbo Xueying obediently following.
When a Half-God came personally, how could he dare to speak carelessly? After all, the number of Half-Gods in the entire world was limited, each a dominant overlord in their domain.
…
Filled with confusion, Dongbo Xueying followed the yellow-robed elder and soon arrived at the Xinfuo Palace.
“Coming to the Xinfuo Palace?” Dongbo Xueying was puzzled.
Whoosh.
The yellow-robed elder swiftly descended, with Dongbo Xueying following, landing beside a winding corridor.
“That place is the Hundred Battles Secret Chamber,” the yellow-robed elder pointed to a completely sealed house in the distance. “Dongbo Xueying, you’re very young. Perhaps you have the chance to challenge the highest achievement of the Hundred Battles Secret Chamber.”
“Senior, you flatter me,” Dongbo Xueying replied quickly, glancing deeply at the seemingly ancient, sealed chamber.
The Hundred Battles Secret Chamber was well known among Transcendents.
Inside this chamber were a hundred alchemical creatures, each possessing the strength of a peak Skyfaring cultivator, and they could perfectly coordinate! Once a Transcendent entered, they would be attacked en masse! Fighting one-on-one was already difficult; fighting one against a hundred? This was a battle that inspired despair. Over ninety percent of Skyfaring Transcendents couldn’t win.
Yet the rewards of the Hundred Battles Secret Chamber were substantial.
Defeating all one hundred opponents would earn “ten thousand contribution points”!
For Skyfaring Transcendents under sixty years old, winning would earn “one hundred thousand contribution points”!
This was an extremely generous reward.
For Transcendents with an eight-hundred-year lifespan, sixty years were like a child’s age for ordinary humans! To pass the Hundred Battles Secret Chamber at such a young age was an achievement so difficult it seemed hopeless. According to Dongbo Xueying’s knowledge, no one in the entire Xia Clan had achieved this highest honor in the past ten thousand years! Most Transcendents were already over sixty when they ascended.
Dongbo Xueying became a Transcendent at twenty-eight, the youngest in a thousand years! From the moment he ascended, he had less than thirty-two years to try his luck!
“There must be goals,” the yellow-robed elder smiled.
“To win, one might need the strength of a mid-Saint-level Transcendent.” Dongbo Xueying felt the pressure. For a Skyfaring Transcendent to display the power of a mid-Saint-level cultivator? Extremely difficult!
“Even most mid-Saint-level Transcendents usually can’t win,” the yellow-robed elder smiled faintly. “But you’re young, and you still have a chance.”
“I’ll do my best,” Dongbo Xueying muttered inwardly.
Was this Half-God teasing him?
…
The Hundred Battles Secret Chamber was open to any human Skyfaring Transcendent, but each could attempt it only once every ten years!
Clack, clack, clack! The yellow-robed elder walked along the corridor, with Dongbo Xueying obediently following.
After wandering through the vast Xinfuo Palace for a while,
They arrived at a low mountain, about two hundred meters high, with a waterfall cascading down, forming a curved lake.
“When you come here in the future, follow the path I brought you today. If you recklessly fly around the Xinfuo Palace, you’ll get lost in the chaotic space,” the yellow-robed elder said. “Come, let’s go in.”
He then flew up, heading toward the waterfall.
Dongbo Xueying obediently followed him in.
Hua~~~
At the moment his body touched the waterfall, the water hit him, but space began to twist. Dongbo Xueying felt the scene in front of him change, and suddenly he saw a vast space with continuous mountains and distant drifting white clouds.
“So beautiful.” Dongbo Xueying was awestruck. He never imagined that the Xinfuo Palace contained such a large space.
He had never heard of this before. Even in Elder Hai Shen Gong’s Thunder True Elder’s memoirs, and in conversations with other Transcendents over drinks, he had never heard of such a vast space hidden within the Xinfuo Palace.
“The Xinfuo Palace is a clan-treasured artifact, with many mysterious aspects,” the yellow-robed elder smiled. “Dongbo Xueying, for the next hundred years or even longer, you will cultivate here!”
“Eh, I… I will cultivate here?” Dongbo Xueying was somewhat astonished.
“Yes. Because Elder Chao Qing proposed it, and the Xia Clan’s Council of Elders voted. You’re on the list of candidate elders, so you can come here.” The yellow-robed elder smiled. “My name is Gong Yu. I am one of your mentors. You may call me Master Gong.”
Dongbo Xueying was somewhat stunned.
Elder Chao Qing? The Xia Clan’s Council of Elders? He was a candidate elder?
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