Since Luo Feng returned from the Nine Netherworlds and began his secluded cultivation, five hundred years had passed.
In the sacred land of the Ancestral God Sect (Zhen Shen Jiao),
The mountains stretched endlessly, with peaks towering high, some majestic, others perilous, interspersed with lakes of various sizes.
“It’s been so long since any new treasure appeared. They say this place is filled with countless treasures…” A strange creature sat there, its tail tip swinging idly and scraping the rocks behind it clean.
“If treasures appeared frequently, wouldn’t that be incredible! No matter how many treasures there are, they would eventually deplete over the long passage of time.”
“If treasures don’t emerge, it’s boring. But when they do… that scene is truly breathtaking.”
The triangular eyes of the snake-tailed creature gleamed with anticipation. “How I long for that scene to appear for me.”
“Haha… You’ve visited this treasure land millions of times already. Give it up.”
Suddenly—
“It’s Daohe Wang (the King of the Blade River)!”
“Daohe Wang has arrived.”
“After returning from the Nine Netherworlds, Daohe Wang quickly disappeared. He hasn’t shown up for so many years. Now he appears and comes straight to the treasure land.”
“Where is Daohe Wang? Where is he?”
Many inheritors looked around from afar, some even soared into the sky, observing from above. Soon they locked onto a direction. A young human clad in silver armor was flying through the air, heading directly toward the highest peak in the entire treasure land.
Luo Feng swept his gaze around and secretly chuckled to himself, “It seems I’ve become quite a celebrity among the Ancestral God Sect’s inheritors.” He smiled inwardly. Over the past five hundred years, his cultivation had advanced considerably, especially with the continuous maturation of his third clone, which naturally kept him in excellent spirits.
“I estimate my third clone will be completed in another hundred years or so.”
“By then, I should break through to Immortality. Before that breakthrough, I must visit this treasure land.” Luo Feng’s gaze swept over the vast mountain range concealing countless treasures. “Right now, I am a Monarch, and perhaps some super beings have prepared treasures especially for ‘Monarch-level inheritors.’ If I break through to Immortality, I won’t be able to obtain treasures specifically prepared for Monarchs anymore.”
Swoosh!
Luo Feng’s first target was the highest peak.
Because among the 108 highest peaks in the treasure land, each concealed one of the most precious treasures. However, 42 of these treasures had already been obtained by inheritors throughout history, while the remaining still awaited their destined finder.
“Look, Daohe Wang went to the highest peak.”
“It appears that Daohe Wang has also come to the treasure land to seek treasures. I was puzzled—though he visited once when he first arrived, he left after clashing with Venerable Beishan without thoroughly exploring the treasure land. I assumed he had no interest in it. But now, he has finally arrived.”
“The 108 most precious treasures hidden in the 108 highest peaks of the treasure land—heading straight for the highest peak, this super-genius who shook the universe indeed has great ambition.”
…
Among the many powerful alien beings in the distance, some were envious of Luo Feng, others even harbored hatred toward him.
“Hmph!”
A cold snort came from a hunched figure standing atop one of the peaks. He had golden fur and golden eyes, yet his waist was bent, like a beast ready to pounce at any moment.
“King Weijing, do you think Daohe Wang can obtain the treasure?”
“He went straight to the highest peak,” another few inheritors beside him said.
King Weijing cast a cold glance and sneered, “The treasure at the summit has existed ever since the Ancestral God Sect established this sacred land. Legend has it that it was personally placed there by one of the Ancestral Gods. Throughout the ages, even extraordinary beings at the Monarch level have failed to unlock it. As for Daohe Wang… he’s still far from reaching that level. He certainly doesn’t meet the conditions required to open the treasure.”
The other inheritors nodded in agreement.
“King Weijing,” a voice came, and a towering figure flew over.
King Weijing turned to see that the speaker was Venerable Beishan.
Venerable Beishan first cast a glance at Luo Feng in the distance with his single eye, then remarked, “Daohe Wang vanished for so many years and suddenly appears at the treasure site. It seems his craving for the treasure is intense. In my view, his efforts may well prove futile.”
“Leave!” King Weijing suddenly roared coldly.
Venerable Beishan’s single eye widened, his face full of astonishment.
“Hmph! You have a conflict with Daohe Wang, and I have a grudge with him. Do you think you can befriend me? You one-eyed fellow, you even bullied the immortal inheritors of our Beijiang Alliance last time. Get lost! I don’t want to deal with you.” King Weijing bared his fangs, his golden eyes glaring coldly at Venerable Beishan.
Venerable Beishan trembled with rage.
As a Cosmic Sovereign, he had long heard that King Weijing was inherently ruthless and greedy, difficult to approach. Therefore, he had never truly tried to cultivate a relationship with him… But King Weijing clearly had a vendetta with Daohe Wang, and he himself had some conflict with Daohe Wang. In his view, since they shared a common enemy, they should be able to get along.
Forming an alliance with King Weijing was something the Venerable Beishan was very willing to do. King Weijing’s current strength was not inferior to his own. Moreover, once King Weijing advanced to a Cosmic Sovereign, with just a bit more refinement, he would soon become a ‘Cosmic Overlord’-level existence.
“Fine, fine, fine,” Venerable Beishan trembled with anger, his face twitching.
“King Weijing, you’re quite ruthless.”
Venerable Beishan gritted his teeth, then flew away in anger.
Watching this scene, King Weijing merely sneered, “What a piece of trash!”
The several inheritors nearby exchanged glances, inwardly astonished. Figures like King Weijing and Zhuchong Wang could casually disregard certain Cosmic Sovereigns precisely because they possessed the strength to do so! Of course… there were distinctions even among Cosmic Sovereigns. Those who could be titled “Cosmic Overlords” could effortlessly crush beings such as King Weijing.
Even if King Weijing and the Insect King advanced to Cosmic Sovereigns, they would still need to hone their skills before reaching the level of a ‘Cosmic Overlord.’
But without a doubt… these ‘special beings,’ whose life forms were thousands of times more powerful than ordinary beings, were all potential ‘Cosmic Overlords!’ Therefore, the most formidable cosmic forces, such as the Beijiang Alliance and the Zushen Sect, held these extraordinary beings in the highest esteem, even bestowing upon them treasures of immeasurable value.
…
However, Luo Feng was unaware of the confrontation between King Weijing and Venerable Beishan. He landed directly on the highest peak.
“The highest peak symbolizes the most powerful treasure, said to have been placed there personally by the Ancestral God,” Luo Feng stood at the summit, pacing the area but eliciting no response.
According to the normal rules, if one meets the conditions on a certain peak, the treasure will automatically reveal itself.
Clearly, Luo Feng had not triggered any reaction on the highest peak, indicating…
Failure!
…
This immediately drew murmurs from many inheritors far away, especially King Weijing, who rarely showed a hint of a smile.
“There’s over a 90% probability that Daohe Wang is Luo Feng. And Luo Feng and Zhenyan are master and apprentice,” King Weijing glared at Luo Feng with a sneer. Although he had pursued Luo Feng back then, he had initially held no hatred. However, the beating he had suffered at the hands of Venerable Zhenyan was… too severe! It was the closest he had ever come to death since his birth!
King Weijing was furious! He deeply loathed Venerable Zhenyan, swearing that once he ascended to the rank of Cosmic Sovereign, Zhenyan would be the first to perish!
And Daohe Wang was likely Zhenyan’s apprentice. Considering Zhenyan came to kill him… it was probably to avenge Daohe Wang. Thus, King Weijing extended his hatred to Daohe Wang.
“Zhenyan! Daohe!” King Weijing muttered their names silently.
“King Weijing, Daohe Wang failed.”
“He went to the second-highest peak next, and along the way, he visited other peaks and lakes, but nothing happened!”
“He has arrived at the second-highest peak.”
“Haha, no reaction at all, absolutely nothing.”
The several inheritors beside him spoke.
King Weijing’s smile broadened as he said, “Treasures are not so easily obtained! These 108 supreme treasures of the Ancestral God Sect are what draw generations of inheritors. From the birth of the cosmos until now, only 42 have been unlocked. On average, it takes an extremely long time for one to be revealed. The conditions required are exceedingly strict.”
…
Peak after peak, lake after lake.
Luo Feng continuously flew, landed, took off again, and landed once more…
Failure! Failure! Failure!
One failure after another, from the highest peak down to the 60th highest, he even visited many other places along the way. He spent over ten hours exploring thoroughly. However, for immortal beings, over ten hours was merely the time it took to drink a cup of wine.
“Unlocking treasures is indeed very difficult,” Luo Feng remained relaxed. He had come here with the mindset of ‘if it’s free, take it,’ so regardless of the outcome, he had to give it a try.
“It seems there are quite a few alien races that harbor hatred towards me,” Luo Feng flew toward a distant canyon, scanning the area.
Throughout these ten hours, he had frequently been surrounded by onlookers. The majority of the inheritors were just watching for entertainment, while some either envied or hated him. These grudges weren’t necessarily directed at Luo Feng himself but more so at the human race! Because the human race is a dominant race, they have caused many killings in the universe.
Alien races must be killed!
There was no mercy shown towards humans who killed aliens. Generations of accumulated hatred have indeed caused many alien races to intensely hate humans.
“Which dominant race hasn’t risen through slaughter? Without ruthlessness, one cannot become a dominant race.”
“To become a dominant race, one must seize resources, and to seize resources, one must kill!” This was a saying from Zhenyan when he and Luo Feng were drinking together.
…
As Luo Feng wandered through the treasure land, midway, some alien beings flew to his side and directly cursed the human race, but Luo Feng merely sneered.
Those not of my race will surely have different intentions.
They were all fighting for their own races; there was no absolute right or wrong.
Humans wanted to live on Earth, control more resources, so they had to kill many other animals, even enslave them… If humans weren’t ruthless enough, other animals might kill many humans and enslave the few remaining.
The principle is the same.
“This is the universe, survival of the fittest,” Luo Feng’s heart was firm, how could he care about such things.
As he casually wandered…
Luo Feng finally reached the 106th highest peak, not expecting much.
But as soon as he landed on the summit of this 106th highest peak…
“Rumble~~~” The entire mountain trembled, instantly drawing countless inheritors’ gazes. Soon, the entire treasure land was in an uproar.
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