The Lord of Nanyun said, “Legend has it that there was once an opportunity that could potentially lead one to become a Meta Lifeform! Thus, before the first Great War of the Ancient Kingdoms, there had already been a fierce battle. Back then, the Undying Nether Emperor forcibly seized that opportunity and left the Heartvoid Continent, embarking on the path to transcend into a Meta Lifeform. However, after countless ages, he has now returned, clearly having failed in his attempt.”
“Where did he go to attempt becoming a Meta Lifeform?” Dongbo Xueying asked curiously.
“That, I do not know. Perhaps only Meta knows,” replied the Lord of Nanyun.
Dongbo Xueying nodded slightly. “By the way, Master, regarding information about Meta Lifeforms, I don’t seem to find any records in the texts.”
“Haha, such knowledge is extremely precious. Even I, your master, have only gradually learned more over countless ages,” the Lord of Nanyun chuckled. “On the Heartvoid Continent, the Heartvoid Divine Palace contains some guidance on becoming a ‘Meta Lifeform,’ said to include supreme secret teachings. A supreme secret teaching suited to oneself is enough to drive any invincible existence to madness. These are even rarer than supreme treasures! Beyond that… there is the Heartvoid Continent’s most perilous place—the Broken Fang Mountain Range! The Broken Fang Mountain Range is truly the place where the greatest opportunities lie.”
“The highest peak of the Broken Fang Mountain Range resembles a tooth broken in half, correct?” the Lord of Nanyun said with a smile.
Dongbo Xueying nodded.
He knew this!
It was precisely because of that massive peak, resembling a shattered tooth, that the range was named the Broken Fang Mountain Range. The Broken Fang Mountain Range is so vast it spans the equivalent of three Xiafeng Ancient Kingdoms. Public records indicate that at least two invincible existences have perished there.
“That is a broken tooth from Meta, who was severely wounded,” the Lord of Nanyun explained. “Based on my many explorations of the Broken Fang Mountain Range, the broken tooth is a trophy from a powerful Meta Lifeform that was slain. Meta was gravely injured in the process, and he tossed this broken tooth down onto the Heartvoid Continent, where it became the tallest peak in the Broken Fang Mountain Range.”
“Not just one, but multiple remains of Meta Lifeforms have been discarded within the Broken Fang Mountain Range.”
“Because of this, the entire Broken Fang Mountain Range has developed countless wonders! Many worlds have been born there, along with peculiar creatures and dangers. Even invincible existences may perish within. Those of us with numerous avatars are fortunate—if we die, we only lose an avatar,” the Lord of Nanyun explained. “You’ll understand when you venture there in the future. The Heartvoid Divine Palace holds no danger, but the Broken Fang Mountain Range is fraught with peril! Yet it also holds countless opportunities related to Meta Lifeforms.”
Dongbo Xueying’s eyes gleamed with excitement.
‘Meta’ treated the Heartvoid Continent as his own territory, casually discarding trophies he no longer needed?
The remains of Meta Lifeforms? More than one?
“Take the Undying Nether Emperor—he recently visited the Broken Fang Mountain Range,” the Lord of Nanyun said, looking at Dongbo Xueying. “Unlike us, the Undying Nether Emperor is constantly struggling, desperate to break free from his shackles and ascend to a higher existence. His methods are infamous for their cruelty and ruthlessness. If you continue down this path and interfere with his plans, you’ll be obstructing his path of cultivation. He will not spare you.”
“This time, you’ve offended the Primordial Night Ancestor. If you keep going like this, you’ll eventually provoke the even more terrifying Undying Nether Emperor. Who knows? You might even anger one or two other ruthless invincible existences,” the Lord of Nanyun warned. “Even if you become an invincible existence yourself, you won’t be able to stop them.”
“Becoming a Meta Lifeform would allow me to stop them,” Dongbo Xueying said with a faint smile. “Stopping invincible existences is already beyond my current capabilities.”
“Be careful,” the Lord of Nanyun said, offering no further advice.
—
Time passed.
After visiting his master, the Lord of Nanyun, Dongbo Xueying ceased his travels. Having experienced two great battles in succession—slaying a Ruler and a second-layer Cosmic God demon—his emotions had been turbulent. After indulging in the intoxicating brew of the Qiu Clan for over ten days, inspiration surged within him. He gained new insights into the Void Path, and a new killing technique began to take shape in his mind.
He needed peace and quiet to contemplate and refine his understanding.
Reaching the Ultimate Realm was no easy feat, but creating different techniques based on varying insights was a form of accumulation. The deeper his accumulation, the greater his chances of a breakthrough in the future.
—
Only a few months after his visit to the Lord of Nanyun, the intelligence network of the Nanyun Sacred Sect delivered another report.
“Blood Sacrifice in Anyagu City?”
Seated in meditation within his quiet chamber, Dongbo Xueying’s eyes flashed with killing intent upon receiving the news.
Back when he had reincarnated into the Heartvoid Continent and arrived in ‘Flamepeak City,’ he had witnessed a blood sacrifice. At that time, he had stood against the White Cloud Demon Lord, ultimately saving the city from destruction.
And now…
Another blood sacrifice?
“Hmph.” Dark fissures split the void before Dongbo Xueying, and in the next moment, he stepped through the cracks, vanishing to the other side.
—
Blood sacrifices of entire cities were common across the Heartvoid Continent. Through such rituals, one could extract ‘Blood Spirit Essence,’ a substance comparable to ‘Meta Essence,’ both of which greatly benefited the soul. Those capable of extracting Blood Spirit Essence were infamous figures who had conducted countless experiments—each a notorious demon of the Heartvoid Continent.
For instance, the Yama Demon Sect’s leader knew how to refine Blood Spirit Essence.
Though common, the destruction of an entire city was still a significant event. Given the long lifespans of cultivators, blood sacrifices occurred only sporadically. Even in places like the Huozhao Kingdom, where such rituals were frequent, considerable time passed between each event—enough for populations to recover and grow.
“No!”
“We must fight them!”
Anyagu City was already drowning in despair.
The citizens looked up at the demonic hordes descending upon them. Children wept in terror, cultivators prepared for desperate last stands, some tried to flee, while others succumbed to madness—chaos reigned. Anyagu City was even larger than Flamepeak City, yet it was just as powerless to resist.
Not every city was fortunate enough to produce a prodigy like ‘Yingshan Xueying’ among its cultivators.
As for the rare coincidence of a supreme expert residing within the city at the time? Such luck was exceedingly uncommon.
“Whoosh.”
In a manor within Anyagu City, a black fissure flashed, and a white-robed man stepped out. His appearance had changed—his features sharper, his aura colder.
There was no supreme expert coincidentally present in the city. But there was one named Dongbo Xueying, who had come of his own accord.
“Daring to slaughter billions of innocent lives—you all deserve death!” Dongbo Xueying roared.
His voice thundered across the heavens.
It echoed through every corner of Anyagu City, reaching the ears of both the terrified citizens and the demonic invaders. The latter froze in shock.
A glimmer of hope ignited in the hearts of the city’s people.
“The Zhanba Island blood sacrifice proceeds. Those who interfere shall be enemies of Zhanba Island!” A tenth-layer Chaos Realm expert, seated cross-legged in the sky while manipulating a soul vessel, boomed down at the city below.
Zhanba Island…
The master of Zhanba Island was another who knew how to extract Blood Spirit Essence—a Cosmic God at the Ultimate Realm, though lacking a supreme treasure.
“Enemies? Hmph!”
A cold snort.
Crack!
The void above Anyagu City shattered like a mirror, splitting into hundreds of fissures. Each fissure spanned most of the sky above the city—some slicing through entire demonic squads, others piercing individual Chaos Realm demons. Even the tenth-layer demon in the sky was impaled by a fissure…
The distorted, grotesque cracks nearly covered half the city’s sky.
Yet, in an instant, every demon was annihilated.
A Cosmic God from Zhanba Island, who had been maintaining a sealing barrier outside the city, paled in terror. “The suppression of the Heartvoid Continent’s supreme laws is immense. For a technique to cover an entire city—this must be the power of an Ultimate Realm expert! And one skilled in area-of-effect techniques at that. Who… who could it be?”
“Boom.”
Without warning, the sealing barrier he maintained trembled violently, collapsing into a gaping hole. The Cosmic God shuddered, his eyes widening in shock before his body disintegrated into dust.
Every demon from Zhanba Island involved in the blood sacrifice had been eradicated.
“I may not be able to deal with the master of Zhanba Island. But as for those who carry out blood sacrifices—I will slaughter them all. After ten or eight such purges, let’s see who dares to continue,” Dongbo Xueying said coldly, appearing where the Cosmic God had perished. A black fissure flashed, and he vanished once more.
—
Dongbo Xueying returned to his quiet chamber in Feixue City.
Incense still burned within, its refreshing fragrance filling the room. Seated cross-legged, his boiling killing intent gradually subsided as he resumed his cultivation.
To him, this was merely a trivial act—just another part of his cultivation life.
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