“Great Venerable, the guest minister Flying Snow wishes to meet Ancestor Fan,” Monarch Kuichen could only transmit the message discreetly. Ancestor Fan’s status was too exalted; he wasn’t even qualified to disturb him. However, he believed that Ying Shan Xueying was, after all, a Universe God and no fool. If he dared to request an audience with Ancestor Fan, he must have some confidence.
Soon.
The Great Venerable Tiantian descended personally.
“Brother Flying Snow, you wish to meet Ancestor Fan?” The Great Venerable Tiantian waved his hand dismissively at Monarch Kuichen, who bowed slightly and withdrew.
“I have a technique I wish to sell to Ancestor Fan,” Dongbo Xueying said.
“Oh? Brother Flying Snow has a new technique? What might it be?” The Great Venerable Tiantian’s face lit up with joy. The three great clans of the Xia Wind Ancient Nation had profound foundations; ordinary techniques were beneath their notice. For instance, the ‘Nine Revolutions Indestructible Art’ contained unique insights from the fusion of nine lineages, derived from studying the scales of the Destruction Demon General ‘Mogu,’ born from the Supreme Laws. Only then did it earn the favor of Emperor Xia.
“A technique of the Void Realm,” Dongbo Xueying replied. “The second layer of the Void Realm.”
The Great Venerable Tiantian’s expression changed, turning solemn. His gaze toward Dongbo Xueying shifted entirely.
“This is no matter for jest!” the Great Venerable Tiantian said gravely. While the Nine Revolutions Indestructible Art merely added to the three great clans’ foundations, a second-layer Void Realm scripture was precisely what Ancestor Fan urgently needed to break free from his cage. A second-layer soul-type Universe God scripture was something every ancient nation on the Heart Realm Continent coveted desperately.
“How would I dare deceive Ancestor Fan?” Dongbo Xueying said.
“Admirable, truly admirable. They say you suffered greatly in the Heart Realm Divine Palace, Brother Flying Snow, but now that you’ve created a second-layer Void Realm scripture, this is truly a reversal of fortune—a monumental one.” The Great Venerable Tiantian understood full well the immense value of such a scripture. “I shall inform Ancestor Fan immediately.”
Dongbo Xueying smiled faintly.
…
Before arriving at the Fan Clan’s Demon Mountain, Dongbo Xueying had already dispatched nine clones using the Great Shattered Realm Teleportation Technique, leaving the Heart Realm Continent. With over ten thousand clones at his disposal, nine were negligible.
“Great Shattered Realm Teleportation Technique.”
At Dongbo Xueying’s level, when peering beyond the cage of his current world into the higher realms, he could faintly glimpse other Source Worlds.
*Rip—*
With the Great Shattered Realm Teleportation Technique, he forcibly tore open an incredibly minuscule passage in an instant. The passage was so fragile that Dongbo Xueying could only send his soul through for now—his physical body had to be abandoned.
*Whoosh!*
His soul raced along the momentarily opened ‘Great Shattered Realm Teleportation Passage’ toward another Source World. This passage was formed temporarily by guiding the power of Hunyuan through the mysteries of the Void Path. Traveling through it was exceedingly swift.
*Whoosh whoosh whoosh—* Beyond the tiny passage lay the higher-dimensional space, saturated with denser Hunyuan energy, potent enough to corrode Dongbo Xueying’s physical form effortlessly. For now, he could only rely on the Great Shattered Realm Teleportation Technique to shield himself from the higher realm’s erosion. Like a mouse, he stealthily infiltrated another Source World.
Dongbo Xueying’s soul manipulated the Void Path to guide Hunyuan energy, maintaining the fragile, thread-like passage.
The passage was so thin that even ordinary transcendent beings would struggle to see it with the naked eye.
In mere moments—
*Pop.*
Dongbo Xueying felt himself breach the barrier, entering the vast expanse of the Source World.
The Supreme Laws of this immense Source World permeated everywhere, pressing down upon him. Without the Supreme Laws’ permission, he couldn’t reincarnate here. He could only use his powerful soul to forcibly gather the world’s energy and reconstruct a physical body. At his level, even a sliver of his soul could regenerate swiftly.
“Pity. The Supreme Laws suppress me everywhere, limiting my strength to the ninth level of the Chaos Realm,” Dongbo Xueying lamented silently.
No matter how powerful or unique his techniques, all were suppressed equally.
“Even Lord Luo City is suppressed, yet he can still exert the power of a second-layer Universe God,” Dongbo Xueying mused. “A Hunyuan expert is truly different.”
“Hmm?”
As his body reformed, Dongbo Xueying gazed into the distance, where two colossal armies clashed in a war that shook the heavens.
…
The nine clones were hidden in nearby Source Worlds—a common survival tactic for Void Path experts capable of the Great Shattered Realm Teleportation Technique. In other Source Worlds, even invincible beings’ clones were suppressed to the Chaos Realm, eliminating fears of being ‘silenced.’ Moreover, outsiders’ abilities were heavily restricted in foreign Source Worlds, making it nearly impossible to locate hidden clones.
Hiding in another Source World was undoubtedly the pinnacle of survival strategies.
“I fear too,” Dongbo Xueying thought to himself. “I fear Ancestor Fan and Emperor Xia might force my hand.” This was why he had waited until after fusing eight lineages before negotiating.
“Brother Flying Snow, this way.”
The Great Venerable Tiantian personally led the way. The two flew side by side through the sky, and with a single teleportation, they arrived within a grand black hall.
Seated at the head of the hall were three figures:
Emperor Xia, Ancestor Fan, and Emperor Cang. Their auras were vast and mighty, their gazes fixed upon Dongbo Xueying. Ancestor Fan was determined to obtain the second-layer Void Realm scripture, while Emperor Xia and Emperor Cang also wished to keep it within the three great clans. A second-layer soul-type Universe God scripture was even rarer and more precious than peak secret arts!
“You possess a second-layer Void Realm scripture?” Ancestor Fan spoke first, looking down at Dongbo Xueying. “Self-created?”
“Yes,” Dongbo Xueying nodded.
“Is it different from mine?” Ancestor Fan asked. His own Void Realm scripture, *Heart Realm*, fused the World, Soul, and Desire lineages. If Dongbo Xueying’s was the same, it would be useless to him.
Dongbo Xueying smiled. “It fuses the World and Illusion lineages.”
Ancestor Fan’s eyes brightened instantly.
In truth…
Dongbo Xueying had already fused the World and Illusion lineages during his four hundred million years of cultivation beneath the Blazing Heart Divine Tree. Now, after three hundred billion years, he had further fused the ‘World, Illusion, and Annihilation’ lineages. But for the sake of trade, he only needed to offer what was suitable—no need to sell his deepest secrets.
“You’ve come intending to sell your Void Realm scripture to our Xia Wind Ancient Nation?” Ancestor Fan said.
“Yes, but I must also receive what I desire,” Dongbo Xueying replied.
Ancestor Fan, Emperor Xia, and Emperor Cang all understood that this second-layer Universe God would surely demand a king’s ransom. But this was expected—any ancient nation would pay a hefty price for such a scripture.
Ancestor Fan narrowed his eyes, transmitting a message: “Emperor Xia, can you locate all his clones? Ten thousand and eighty-one in total. Find them, capture them all!”
If they could avoid paying an exorbitant price, they wouldn’t hesitate to resort to ruthless measures.
On the path of cultivation…
All was fair in struggle.
*Hum.*
Emperor Xia and Emperor Cang had already begun probing secretly. Emperor Xia, with a single thought, scanned the entire Heart Realm Continent.
“Strange. I detect no trace of his clones’ karma,” Emperor Xia transmitted. “The only ones I can find are the few dozen he deliberately revealed. The rest are completely untraceable.”
“Brother Cang, what about you?” Ancestor Fan asked.
“I cannot find them either. All tracking methods fail. He hasn’t even reached the Ultimate Realm—how does he possess such formidable concealment?” Emperor Cang was astonished. As a physique-refining Ultimate Realm expert, his foundations surpassed even the Ancient Stone’s, yet he couldn’t detect Dongbo Xueying’s presence at all.
A soul that had absorbed even a trace of Hunyuan energy became exceedingly difficult to track. Dongbo Xueying’s soul, further transformed by a drop of the Ten Thousand Tentacles Dragon Mother’s precious heartblood, was beyond the reach of any Universe God.
“It seems this Ying Shan Xueying came fully prepared to negotiate with us,” Ancestor Fan mused silently.
The three invincible beings—
Emperor Xia and Emperor Cang primarily sought to keep the scripture within the Xia Wind Ancient Nation. As for their personal pursuits of the soul path, they weren’t necessarily limited to the Void Illusion lineage.
Ancestor Fan, however, was the most eager. Having already fused three lineages of the Void Illusion path, if he could glean insights from Dongbo Xueying’s scripture and successfully integrate the ‘Illusion’ lineage, he would reach four lineages. One step further, and he could fuse five, attaining the Ultimate Realm. Then, with his soul also reaching the Ultimate, he might finally break free from his cage and ascend to an unimaginable level of existence.
“I hope you will sell this scripture exclusively to our Xia Wind Ancient Nation,” Emperor Xia said. “Forbid its dissemination to others.”
“Not even to experts of the Southcloud Nation?” Dongbo Xueying asked.
“Southcloud experts must first become guest ministers of our Xia Wind Ancient Nation to study this Void Realm scripture here,” Emperor Xia replied, clearly unwilling to let other ancient nations learn it.
“Then the price will differ,” Dongbo Xueying said with a smile.
No matter.
As long as his demands were met, selling exclusively to the Xia Wind Ancient Nation was acceptable. Scriptures below the Universe God level were easily accessible. Once one became a Universe God, they could qualify as a guest minister of the Xia Wind Ancient Nation!
“Speak. What do you desire?” Ancestor Fan asked calmly.
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