Chapter 2 - 24

Chapter 527 Accord

Wang Wei watched the battle through the talisman. He first saw what happened to Fang Lijuan and Huang Yuan before watching what happened to others.

A primordial aura emanated from Xu Shi's body before punching Chen Chen with enormous force. An innate defensive armor appeared on his body, followed by dozens Quasi-Emperor Tier defensive artifacts. However, her punch broke these artifacts before sending Chen Chen flying away.

From what Wang Wei can determine, he was probably uninjured, but the punch sent him flying so far away that he was out of the fight. After that, a few unimportant mobs tried to stop Xu Shi, but she flew passed them to go home.

Meanwhile, after suppressing Huang Yuan and injuring Fang Lijuan, Feng Heng turned into a black and white rainbow before flying away; no one could stop his speed.

A few people tried to set up a formation to defeat Huo Fenghuang, but she released an aura that instantly suppressed these people and rendered them immobile. Then, she grew phoenixes wings on her back before flying away.

Mo Xingyun attacked Jingwu Hua. With a wave of her hand, numerous Spatial Cuts attacked her opponent. However, the latter did not move an inch. Every time the slashes approached her, they would burn upon contact with her. After a few attacks, Mo Xingyun frowned before stopping and leaving, and Jingwu Hua flew to the sun.

'She's not even trying,' thought Wang Wei, shaking his head. He then returned home before getting busy.

There was a Trans-Planar Transmission Array in the sect connected to the worlds his incarnations habited; he had the puppets he left there to protect these worlds and build it for immediate access to them in case of an emergency.

Wang Wei used them to add the Time Crystals in the Time Acceleration Arrays. The next day, he prepared his team to go to the second round of the trial. This time around, it was him, Li Jun, and Shadow Two who went.

Tie Gang was in another Middle Thousand World, and Yan Liling entered seclusion to continue working on the Automated Cauldron.

Wang Wei injected his Origin Essence into the token. A flash of light enveloped the three, and they disappeared. And as soon as they arrived at their destination, Wang Wei did not check the environment but took out a talisman.

"Ancestor, are you there?"

"Yes, I've followed you."

"How is the situation?"

"There are many other Immortal Powerhouses from other World Communities."

"As expected. Well, thank you for everything."

"Don't mention it."

After putting the talisman away, he finally looked around to notice his environment. He was currently in an ancient city with many houses. With a quick check around, he found nothing unusual.

Some information appeared in his mind, pointing him to his mansion's location. Wang Wei followed it to arrive at a region of the city where a group of villas was placed together.

He looked in the distance and saw Feng Heng and Huo Fenghuang had just arrived.

'It seems we are grouped based on our world community.'

Wang Wei looked at their mansion for a moment before raising his hand to create a small cube in his palm. He controlled the cube to enter the house, which emanated strange spatial fluctuation for a moment before returning to normal.

The three then walked into the mansion. The odd thing is after reaching five meters from it, they suddenly disappeared and reappeared in this ample space.

The mansion was in the middle of the space, and the surrounding was vast green plains. In the blue sky full of clouds, the sun shone brightly.

'A secret realm? The young master can instantly create such a large secret realm with a perfect eco-system,' thought Shadow Two under his hood. Cultivators can create secret realms or small dimensions in the Void Shattering Realm. However, the process is different for everybody based on their capabilities.

Most cultivators required days to create their secret realm, let alone the ecosystem. And some weak ones cannot even do it without help from things like Void Stone or other spatial elements resources.

Wang Wei did not know about Shadow Two's internal turmoil as he raised his hand in the sky to create countless arrays. As for his current feat, it is nothing but a combination of Space and Order Law. ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm

With Spatial Law, it is easy for him to create a dimension instantly. As for the environment, he used Order Laws to establish the rules of this dimension, changing it from its disorder state to a state of order.

He established the rules that there needs to be grass, a blue sky, clouds, and shining sun, and so these things appeared to form a coherent and natural environment: a place or order.

After establishing the arrays, the group entered the mansion and saw the shocked look of the servants chosen to serve their daily life. Wang Wei read these people's fate line and determined nothing was wrong with their background, so he left them.

Meanwhile, outside, Feng Heng and Jingwu Hua looked at the mansion that seemed no different from usual. However, their eyes could see this mansion was no longer in the same space as them.

Feng Heng saw the most with his eyes and could only sigh at this beautiful application of Laws. After sighing, he entered his mansion before setting up arrays too.

"So, what is our next step of action?" asked Li Jun while looking around.

"We need to contact the other five," said Wang Wei before taking out five jade talismans that flew into the others' mansions. A few minutes later, the others' projections appeared before him.

"Lady Huo, it's been a while since we last met and chatted. How have you been?" said Wang Wei with a smile.

"Very well, actually. How about you, young master Wang?"

"To be frank, the past few thousand years have not been great. However, I'm here and breathing; I guess I should not complain. Lady Jingwu, Lady Tong, I believe this is our first meeting."

"Believe it or not, I know a lot about you," said Tong Ruobing with a sweet and innocent smile.

"Oh, how so?"

"Not important. But I owe a lot of my success to you."

"Is that so? That's news to me," replied Wang Wei, thinking about the slight karmic connection he sensed he had with her after seeing her for the first time in the secret realm; it's a shame he could not gather more information with it.

"Lady Xu, I'm deeply sorry for your lost."

"Are you?" asked Xu Shi back.

"No, but it costs nothing to say a few nice words, so why not say it?"

Xu Shi squinted her eyes at him but did not say more.

"I don't mean to be rude, but can you please be direct with your purpose," said Jingwu Hua. "I never liked you humans' concept of small talk or pleasantries."

"So be it," said Wang Wei, not minding her words.

"Before the second round, I want us to come to a small agreement: don't sell each other's information."

The five pondered the significance of these words. In this competition, information will become valuable. One of the first things many people will do is gather as much information as possible on the Heaven Chosens from different communities.

And one of the fastest ways to gather information is to exchange information from people in your world community with others. Or maybe even sell it for a high price. However, this agreement would make it harder for foreign competitors to acquire information about them, thus providing them some leverage.

"I agree," said Tong Ruobing, then the others did as well, including the quiet Feng Heng and somber Xu Shi. The only person who did not say anything was Jingwu Hua, who frowned while still deep in thought.

This accord was not beneficial to her at all. It could even be said it targeted her. Jingwu Hua never showed up since the beginning of this generation, so the information about her was minimal to the point of being useless. She is an Emperor Offspring.

So, signing this accord was detrimental since she could not sell these people's information. The problem is if she said no, she could tell they would immediately band together to suppress her even before the trial began.

She squinted her eyes, looking directly into Wang Wei's eyes before saying: "I agree."

"Excellent. I will send the contract."

Wang Wei used a contract he created; it involved a soul contract and a Grand Dao Oath, which is even more restrictive than a Personal Oath or a Heavenly Dao Oath. Anyone who violates it would suffer a terrible backlash. He also ensured there was no loophole, like although they could not sell the information, someone close to them could sell it.

He is so meticulous because he did not know whether Emperor Offsprings had the natural ability to resist contracts or Oath Backlash. So, he wanted to be careful.

Nevertheless, he also understood this method would not entirely prevent others from acquiring information about them. After all, cultivators could use many investigative techniques to obtain information.

After everyone signed the agreement, they ended the communication to do their things. Wang Wei then sent Shadow Two to investigate.

Now that he had time, Wang Wei decided to check on his Chat Group.

Chapter 528 Debt Paying

Mad King: I just entered the peak of the Meridian Opening Realm (Tier 3) and destroyed at least ten small sects. Great Day.

Scholar: How many sects have you destroyed? Don't you feel guilty for all the lives in your hand?

Mad King: Guilt? What is that? Anyway, I have absorbed these people's flesh, blood, and soul in exchange for many Karma Points. Now, I have some income to spend.

Scholar: I still think giving people like you power is wrong.

Doctor: I concur with this sentiment.

Mad King: You guys just don't have what it takes to reach the top of the cultivation world. I bet you goody two shoes are still in the Body Refining Realm because you won't use drastic measures for cultivation.

Doctor: For your information, I'm now at the peak of the True Yuan Realm (Tier 2) and about to enter the Meridian Opening Realm.

Scholar: I'm already in the middle stage of the Meridian Opening Realm.

Mad King: How is that possible? How can you be so quick?

Scholar: You're not the only one who can use Luck to cultivate.

Mad King: Did you also become the king of a dynasty? No, your temperament and ideals do not fit the Sovereign Path. Did you become the Prime Minister of a fortune dynasty?

Scholar: Huh? Despite your title, you're pretty intelligent.

Mad King: What a rude bastard. Whatever. Doctor, how come your cultivation is so fast?"

Doctor: I don't know, talent.

Mad King: Please! Who amongst us is not talented? Otherwise, we would not be there.

Doctor: In that case, I don't know.

Mad King: Give me a moment.

A few minutes later.

Mad King: I know; you're using the power of incense.

Doctor: What do you mean?

Mad King: Every time you treat a patient that thanks you with their heart, their emotions turn into incense which boosts your cultivation level; this is part of your cultivation technique."

Doctor: How fascinating. Wait, how do you know this?

Mad King: I use the search function.

Scholar: Elaborate, please.

Mad King: Don't you guys know? If you want to know something, you can use the search function. Then, an answer will be given to you along with the price for that answer.

Assassin: Mad King, are you rich?

Mad King: Compare to you lots, I guess I am.

Assassin: Then, can you lend me some Karma Points?

Mad King: Can't you buy whatever you want with a loan?

Assassin: I tried that, but it said I could not receive any more loans because of the high debt from the cultivation technique.

Mad King: What do you want to buy? And why do you want to buy it? Please tell the truth.

Assassin: Fine. I was part of an organization that took orphans at a young age and trained them with cruel methods to be assassins for hire. After getting the cultivation technique and reaching the True Yuan Realm, I slaughtered everybody for what they did to me.

However, I also learned they were nothing but a Mortal Branch of one of the top factions in the cultivation world. So, I need to buy a Tier 9 talisman to destroy that faction.

Inside a throne room, the mad king sat on his golden dragon throne with his eyes closed. After reading that Assassin wanted to buy a Tier 9 level resource, he hesitated. Even with all the sects he slaughtered, he barely had enough Karma Points to purchase a Tier 6 resource, so how could he lend her his money?

Additionally, why would she need such a high-level resource? There are plenty of ways for her to hide and remain undetected through the chat group. So, things were not as simple as Assassin stated.

Nevertheless, the Mad King quickly thought about something he recently realized: the cultivation technique he cultivated was powerful beyond measure. In one of the small sects he destroyed, he found an incomplete cultivation technique that belonged to a powerful sect in his world.

And that sect is one of the most powerful factions in the entire world. The Mad King then compared that technique with the one he cultivated, and he could only say it was dog shit when compared. Although that technique only contained the first two realms, he could still see the vast difference.

So, he had an idea.

Mad King: I agree to lend you all my points, but I have a few conditions.

Assassin: Please say.

Mad King: Firstly, I want a five-time return on borrowed points.

Assassin: Deal.

Assassin thought he would ask more, and she was prepared to be taken advantage of.

Mad King: Secondly, I want you to train a group of Elite Assassins for me, and they must obey me and only me. Don't leave any secret backhand on them so you can control them when needed.

Assassin pondered for a moment and realized the Mad King's purpose was to take advantage of the uniqueness of her cultivation technique. Like him, she also learned how unique it was. Before that, she planned to change to another one after reaching the Martial Intent Realm (Tier 4) to not pay for all the Karma Points.

After all, with this technique, she could understand Shadow and Space Intent. Then, all she had to do was switch to another decent technique and integrate her intent into that technique.

Unfortunately, after infiltrating and stealing a few techniques from Tier 4 and 5 sects, she realized how horrible these native techniques were compared to the one she's using. And although she had not seen those Tier 9 sects' techniques, she did not think they would be as good as hers.

Assassin: I agree with your condition. But how do I get the trained people to you?"

Mad King: As I said before, you guys need to use the Search Function more often. We can travel to each other's worlds through Transmission Arrays. The only issue is the high price. However, there are less expensive options like paying for a Void Boat Voyage, but those take time to travel between worlds. But you can also pay extra to expedite the voyage.

The other four became serious after learning this news. This information changed the dynamic of the entire group.

Assassin: Good to know. Does anyone else want to lend me some money?

No one answered her.

Assassin: I'm willing to return you three times the amount.

Still no answer.

Assassin: I thought you guys were smart. I can't believe the mad king is the only wise man here.

Scholar: What do you mean by that?

Assassin: After I destroy the Tier 9 sect, I will have access to all their resources so that I won't lack any Karma Points. So, there is no need to worry about repaying you.

Scholar: "..."

Doctor: "..."

Mad King: She could even lend some Karma Points afterward to destroy Tier 9 sects in our world so we can have more resources.

Assassin: Exactly. Plus, Scholar, I doubt you won't need my help training a few elite assassins for you.

Scholar: Fine, I'll lend you my money. Don't forget your promise.

Although Scholar considered himself a loyal minister, he understood the mind of a Sovereign is fickle. So, there is nothing wrong with having some secret force underneath him.

Doctor: Me too.

The doctor was slightly guilty that his action would result in the death of countless people. However, he had a sense of urgency after learning they could travel to each other worlds. He needed to be as strong as possible to protect his world from the very likely invasion of these people–especially the mad king.

So, he told himself it was alright since he was not the one killing these people; the Karma of their death should not fall on his head.

Butcher: I just got online and read the conversation. I'll also lend you some of my savings.

Afterward, the group sent Assassin their Karma Points using the Chat Group as a contract guarantee.

Deep in an underground hideout, Assassin sat cross-legged on a cushion. She opened her eyes when a talisman appeared in her hand.

"Finally got it," she muttered. With the other's points–mainly the Mad King–and her savings after stealing from a few dozens of sects, she finally had enough to buy this talisman.

'Based on my analysis, my backlash for stealing luck will most likely come from the Killing Temple learning of my action and hunting them down. But what if I destroy them before they become my backlash?

'The backlash would be gone, or prolongedly delay. Even if it does not work, I bet the Killing Temple has a few innate treasures.'

"Hopefully, it is as strong as the description," muttered Assassin before leaving the base.

Meanwhile, Wang Wei read their chat before checking the inventory. Most of the things these guys exchanged were useless items between Tier 1 and 4. However, Wang Wei truly valued the Lifespan and Luck they exchanged.

Every time these people steal someone's luck, 20% of it goes to him. Additionally, people like Assassin, Mad King, and Butcher also absorbed their targets or victims' flesh, blood, soul, and lifespan.

Wang Wei needed Luck and Lifespan as sacrifices to boost his comprehension; he has a long way to go to catch up to Di Tian's Golden Law Tree.

After checking the inventory, he focused on Assassin. Without hesitation, she traveled to the location of the Killing Temple and activated the talisman. Then, a giant hand descended from the sky, descending on the temple.

Numerous martial artists in the True World Realm (Tier 9) appeared in the sky and manifested their world to block that hand. Unfortunately, that talisman contained 50% of Wang Wei's strength.

So, the hand annihilated these worlds without stopping its momentum.

Bang!

The magnificent temple shook tremendously before being destroyed. All the disciples, elders, deacons, and even the sect master died. Oddly, they just died with their bodies and souls intact; it was as if they just died without any causes or reasons.

Assassin frowned after seeing all these perfect intact bodies lying on the floor. With her cultivation level, she could not understand what was wrong with these people, so she hurriedly used the search function.

She then learned these people's bodies were preserved in case she wanted to absorb their Luck and sacrifice their bodies and lifespan. Furthermore, she also realized the attack also preserved the resource hall of the temple.

Suddenly, Assassin received a message directly in her mind asking if she wanted to use some karma points to get rid of the temple members not present in the main branch.

She then realized her mistake, or an oversight on her part: The Killer Temple had many branches scattered across the world. And many of these branches have Tier 9 powerhouses.

Once they learned she destroyed their sect, they would hunt her down until the end of the earth.

'So, is this my true Luck Backlash?'

So, she quickly contacted the chat group and agreed. Immediately, Assassin felt she was connected to a mighty and supreme being.

'Lord of Destiny.'

Her eyes changed as she saw thousands of invisible yellow threads connecting from the destroyed temple to different parts of the world. She also saw all these threads were connected to her.

Then, an invisible blade appeared to cut off all the threads, and with each one severe, Assassin knew that one of the temple branch assassins was dead, but it appeared as if they were erased from the world. The Lord of Destiny's power wiped out all their memories and trace of existence.

As she experienced this scene, she had a look of envy and yearning. Then, she quickly collected herself. She rushed toward the sect's resources hall, and a small light entered her forehead on her way there.

She was scared at first but calmed down after realizing it was information about the location of the sect's precious resources. At her destination, Assassin was not surprised the previous attack had destroyed the temple's formation.

So, with no hindrance, she rushed to a specific destination.

'Two innate treasures? It seems my luck is good.'

She only needed one to pay her initiation debt, so she wondered what to do with the second. However, Assassin did not hesitate before choosing to exchange it.

With the second innate treasure, she had enough Karma Points to pay for her cultivation technique and the price of having Destiny Lord take action, with enough left over to repay all her debts and still be considered rich.

Wang Wei looked at the two innate treasures in his hand. Although they were only the lowest level, he did not mind. He can still exchange for ultimate level innate herb with the sect as long as he pays for the difference.

A few strings of Chaos Qi produced by his Qi Flower are more than enough to make up for the difference.

"Maybe I should destroy a few sects in Great Thousand Worlds to get the resources I need," muttered Wang Wei, who shook his head soon after. There was a better option: stealing.

With his ability, the sect's Protection Arrays were nothing to him, so he could infiltrate their resources hall and take what he wanted. He did not have to mindlessly slaughter. Although he was not affected by Karma, he didn't like large-scale slaughter unless necessary.

After coming up with this idea, Wang Wei acted. He first sent these two innate treasures to his clone back in the sect so it could exchange the resources he needed. He also instructed it to send them to the incarnations.

Then, he placed one of his Spirit Particles in a puppet and ordered him to use the Soul Network to start divining worlds whit sects that may have innate treasures.

As Wang Wei watched the puppets work, he sighed out loud. Ever since he arrived in this place, his intuition has told him to gather the resources for the incarnation as soon as possible.

As such, he suddenly had a sense of urgency.

He then focused on the chat group again.

"I need someone to help me gather Incense, and the doctor's method is too slow because of his conservative approach."

So, Wang Wei decided to find another person to add to the group. He originally wanted to create a fake account to secretly motivate these people to get Karma Points, but Assassin's actions made this idea futile.

Wang Wei then searched for someone in the same category of these five, with the difference that person wanted to be worshiped.

A few hours later, he found another person in another Middle Thousand World. Then, the members receive a message. fɾēewebnσveℓ.com

"Ding. Wannabe God has joined the chat group."

Chapter 529 First and Second

A young farmer with a rake looked dazed in the distance with a shocked look. A few seconds later, he muttered: "Chat Group? Hahahahaha."

"Xiao Li, what's wrong?" asked an older man next to him.

"Peasant, don't talk to me. I'm the man destined to rule the Heavens."

The older man looked at him calmly before ignoring him; this was not the first time Xiao Li had said these random and ridiculous things. Meanwhile, Xiao Li did not mind the other's reaction as he knew he was telling the truth this time.

So, he put his tool away before running to his small house. He was currently receiving much information and needed time to process them.

Mad King: A newcomer? Please introduce yourself.

Scholar: I did not even know we could have new members.

Doctor: Welcome, fellow Daoist.

Wannabe God: I knew I was destined for greatness. I give you permission to worship this God.

Mad King: "..."

Scholar: "..."

Doctor: "..."

Assassin: An idiot?

Butcher: Well, this explains the name.

Wannabe God: Where is the Lord of Destiny? Come give this God the start-up cultivation technique.

Everyone read this message with terror on their faces, unable to process what was happening. And before they could even do that, they found themselves in the meeting room they first met.

Wang Wei calmly looked at the young farmer without saying anything. Meanwhile, Wannabe God felt his soul was slowly being squeezed out into pace with that single look. Sweats fell from his very soul as his life flashed across his eyes.

"I can eliminate your entire existence with a single thought before making you regret you ever existed between Heaven and Earth," Wang Wei said calmly. "Do you know this?"

Wannabe God took all his Willpower to nod his head.

"As long you understand that," nodded Wang Wei. "I have no problem with you having goals, dreams, ambitions, or desires; this is the exact reason you are here today. But you should know your limitation, know your weight."

"I-I-I'm sorry for what I said."

"It's fine: just be mindful of your actions or words when you are weak."

Wannabe God clenched his hands as he understood the message: he was too weak.

"Tell me what you want for your cultivation technique?"

"Ever since I was young, I've only wanted to be worshiped by everyone: man, woman, nobles, kings, etc. So, that's what I want."

"In that case, the Path of Sovereign God is perfect. You can establish a fortune dynasty to gather Qi Luck and Incense. You can conquer myriad races and worlds, garnering their awe and worship.

"Be mindful, though. Your strength can drastically increase with the power of Incense, but it will also restrict you. If you lose your worshippers, you will lose your strength. Is that acceptable?"

'"Yes," immediately replied Wannabe God.

"Very well. Your total is 14.7 million Karma Points."

A booklet flew in front of Wannabe God, and after accepting it, Wang Wei looked at the others before disappearing. Everyone remained quiet while looking at this crazy new member.

"Assassin, can you lend me some points now? I want to destroy the most powerful sect in my world and plunder their resources," said the Mad King after sighing in relief he still had the most expensive technique.

"Me as well," said the Butcher, who did not like mass killing. He preferred one-on-one killing, where he could savor the victim's pain, suffering, and despair. Nevertheless, he also understood the need for resources to become stronger.

"Give me one too," said the Scholar. "The most powerful dynasty in my world is my way."

"Not you too, Scholar," said the Doctor. "I thought you were one of the few people in this group with morals."

"I have morals, but the Great Su Dynasty treated people worse than dogs. Moreover, I have news that they have been selling humans to the demon race to maintain peace. They've gone too far."

The assassin smiled before saying: "No problem. I will even loan each of you the money to buy a talisman with more than one attack." She then looked at the Doctor: "Are you sure you don't want one? I'm sure your world has some problems that need brute strength to solve."

The Doctor became lost in thought. His world indeed had problems, and a lot of them. The martial artists' factions constantly fought for wealth, power, and fame. And as a result, the common people died every day as casualties.

Maybe with absolute strength, he could stop the fighting indefinitely or buy an extended period of peace and stability.

"I-I also want a loan," said the Doctor, making Assassin smile under her hood. "Excellent." Then she gave them the loan. As for Wannabe God, she did not ask him.

Wannabe God was a new person, and he had offended the Destiny Lord; she did not know whether he would survive long despite the Lord not minding his behavior.

Meanwhile, Wang Wei watched this interaction. After the exchange, these people went on a killing spree, and as expected, they acquired some innate herbs. Each had two, with the mad king acquiring a shocking total of four.

Each group member exchanged their two innate treasures: one was to pay for their initiation debt, and the other to pay for their cultivation debt. It's a shame the mad king did not exchange the last two treasures.

"Now, only the last resource group is left," muttered Wang Wei after taking out the innate resources. He only needed ten more innate herbs for the last incarnation, which alleviated the warning signs his intuition gave him.

Nevertheless, he would not stop his business of raising leek as some protagonist in his past life would call them. After all, he now had ambitions to convert all the materials in his main body into Chao-level ones.

Wang Wei looked at the people in the chat while muttering: "Now that all of you are rich, you will stop relying on me; this can't be allowed."

He accessed the original five's Fate Line and added a few Nexus Fate Events that would force them to use the points in their hands and continue relying on his power.

He also took his time with the mad king since he wanted the remaining two innate resources. As for Wannabe God, he was still in his early stage of development, so there was no need to make things difficult for him–at least not yet.

Finally, Wang Wei focused on his puppet, who was still searching for worlds with innate treasures to steal. Unfortunately, he did find nothing as of yet, and Wang Wei was not surprised.

It would not be surprising if these six people's worlds were the only place in the Martial Supreme World Community with innate resources. At least in the Lower Realm.

For example, Wang Wei has been searching the Lower Realm of the Myriad Emperor World Community for many years but found nothing, even with his divination.

Furthermore, he knew the reason he could gather these resources so quickly was a combination of his Dao Overlord's Luck being on the rise and his strategic mind.

From now, things will require a bit more effort.

…

Through the trial's token, Wang Wei received the news that a dinner party with all the trial's participants would take place a week from now. So, he used this time to gather as much information as possible through Shadow Two.

As he expected, the information was not much–mainly since some World Communities might have used the same tactics. Nevertheless, he still gathers some crucial basic information.

For example, twelve World Communities participated in this trial, counting the Myriad Emperor. Of these twelve communities, Wang Wei paid attention to two: Star Beast World Community and the Emperor Dao World Community.

The Star Beast World tied the Myriad Emperor World for the number of Eternal Emperors: 8. Furthermore, the entire Endless Void acknowledged that their cultivation system has the greatest battle prowess. It's a shame that even their Quasi-Emperor could only live up to 50,000 years due to that system.

As for the Emperor Dao World, they are first on the list with a total of 10 Eternal Emperors. Of course, Wang Wei did not take the list seriously as he knew the Myriad Emperor used to be first, but too many Eternal Emperors died, plus the one or ones hiding in the Forbidden Lands do not count.

Shadow Tow acquired some basic cultivation techniques from these world communities, so Wang Wei wanted to know about them.

The Star Beast World's cultivation system is very rudimentary. It is divided into nine ranks. The first stage of cultivation is to condense a rank 1 Star Beast Body, usually between 5 meters to 100 meters. And every time the cultivator rises in rank, the body's height will increase to the point of being as big as galaxies.

The entire system involves increasing the size of the body. What makes it the strongest battle-oriented system is the process of condensing these bodies.

The Star Beast World's cultivators use anything under Heaven and Earth to increase their ranks: spiritual Herbs, ores, energy of any kind, Laws, souls, flesh and blood, Heart Demon, etc.

Anything they can find, they will absorb to increase their bodies' size. So, fighting any of them is like simultaneously fighting a fleshly body master, energy controlling expert, and soul savant.

Then there is the constant, non-stop fighting of that world because of how precious every single piece of resource is. Every Star Beast cultivator is fighting madmen; they have to; otherwise, they won't get the resources to cultivate.

'With such a short lifespan, how does their Heaven Will Battle operates?' thought Wang Wei before searching for the answer in the information.

From the information, Wang Wei knew that the Star Beast cultivators exchange many life-extending resources with other world communities so they can live long enough until their Heaven Will Battle. If not, they will seal themselves before their lifespan runs out. As a result of this circumstance, the Star Beast World is very friendly to Immortal-base World Communities since they usually have the most resources related to longevity.

After reading this, Wang Wei's eyes lit up as he thought of a business opportunity. The Star Beast World might have connections to other world communities, but what about the Lower Realm?

He does not think the Great and Middle Thousand World will have a way to contact them, so he wanted to target them.

So, he decided to meet someone from the Star Beast World to get some information.

Chapter 530 Fate Palace

Wang Wei did not immediately leave as he wanted to understand the cultivation system of the Emperor Dao World, which was attractive to him.

The first realm is the Body Tempering Realm involves training and purifying the body. The unique part about this realm is that they constantly destroy and rebuild their bodies, similar to some cultivation techniques in Nirvana.

Energy Sea Realm is a realm similar to the Divine Sea Realm, which focuses on gathering and condensing energy. The main difference is that the cultivators in the system have to create something called Spiritual Foundation inside their bodies; there are 9 Spiritual Foundations.

Soul Realm is the third stage. As the name implied, this is a realm related to the soul. However, the way the Emperor Dao World reached this realm is different from the norm. The cultivators must experience myriad emotions and desires and use these intense feelings to temper their spirits and condense their souls.

'It seems similar to Incense, but not quite,' thought Wang Wei before continuing to read.

The fourth realm is the Dao Declaration Realm, which is the most important in this cultivation technique because of how much must be accomplished. The primary purpose of this realm is for cultivators to declare or decide their own Dao or Path–similar to how cultivators in the Divine Body Realm have to do in the Myriad Emperor World.

However, the Dao Declaration Realm is more strict on the requirements. For example, all the Heaven Choses from the Emperor Dao World will be sent to the Lower Realm for trial and tribulations while having memories of their background seal.

If they do not reach the peak of the Dao Declaration Realm, they will not get their memories back.

The more Wang Wei read about this realm, the more he shook his head; too many things were happening in this short realm.

The Dao Declaration Realm is divided into four stages: 33 Question Stage, 66 Question Stage, 99 Question Stage, and 100 Question Stage. To go through the stages, cultivators have to study the laws and mystery of Heaven and Earth; not comprehend, but study.

By studying countless notes and esoteric scriptures of Ancient Sages, Wise Men, and even powerful cultivators, these cultivators can understand how the worlds and laws operate.

In the Myriad Emperor World, Heaven Chosen has to go through a similar thing, but only when they are children, to establish a foundation for them. However, the Emperor Dao World integrate this aspect into their cultivation system.

In the first stage (33 Question), cultivators must study enough about the body to temper it to the point of withstanding the law. In the second stage (66 Questions), they must understand enough about the soul to elevate its strength and quality based on the individual's talent. In the third stage (99 Question), sublimate the soul into the Law Soul, similar to Primordial Spirit or True Soul.

In the final stage–and the stage where the Upper Realm Geniuses could unseal their memories–they have to elevate the previous energy in their bodies to a higher one.

While doing all this, these cultivators also have to find their Dao or Path and have enough conviction in their decision to move to the next realm. Otherwise, they would be stuck in this realm.

'I understand the purpose of the Soul and Dao Declaration Realm is to temper the state of mind, Willpower, and Dao Heart, but it seems too much is happening at once,' commented Wang Wei before continuing reading.

The fifth realm is the Law Realm, further divided into Sensing Law, See Law, Touch Law, and Comprehend Law; this is a step-by-step guide on comprehending and wielding the law.

This is the basic realm that involves the laws found in many cultivation systems. The only noteworthy aspect is that some Heaven Chosens are rewarded with something called Law Essence by Heavenly Dao if they are powerful and talented enough.

The Law Essence can nourish their bodies to make them stronger and boost their comprehension of specific laws.

After comprehending 50% of their primary and 40% of minor laws, the next step is to condense them in the Spiritual Foundation into cores, hence the name of this realm: Law Core.

The Law cores can be created for one law, multiple, or one core for all the laws, similar to how Wang Wei fuses the different law aspects of Fate into one.

Wang Wei realized that this Spiritual Foundation System provides great battle strength to cultivators in this stage because of Law Resonance. These cultivators can have multiple cores inside their bodies, then use them to resonate with each other or the laws of Heaven and Earth and borrow their power. So, the cultivators in the Emperor Dao World are most likely very versatile in their fighting methods.

The seventh realm is the Domain Realm, where the Law Cores are condensed into a Domain Seed. And just like the Myriad Emperor World, cultivators must focus on expanding and controlling their Domains.

The eighth realm is the Incarnation Realm. Through deeper comprehension, the Domain Seed has turned into Fruits of Law in the first stage of this realm. And in the second stage, they ripened into Incarnation of Self.

Cultivators do not have to consciously manipulate laws at this stage, as the incarnation will do it for them.

The ninth stage is the True Self Realm, where the cultivators fused with their incarnation, boosting their control of the laws to another level.

In each cultivation stage, cultivators condensed a Spiritual Foundation for a total of nine. And to reach the Quasi-Emperor Realm, they must fuse all nine Spiritual Foundations into an Emperor Dao Foundation.

During the fusion, cultivators can experience everything that previously occurred in their lives, thus sublimating their state of mind and Dao Heart in the process. Additionally, during the fusion, the Emperor Dao World cultivators will slightly boost their comprehension to elevate their understanding of the Dao.

According to rumors Shadow Two gathered, this boost will remain in some cultivators after acquiring the Heaven Will while comprehending the Grand Dao Source, but there is no proof yet.

After reading the entire thing, Wang Wei compared the Origin System with the Spiritual Foundation System. The overall difference is how these two systems approached Laws.

The Origin System focused more on a deeper understanding of the law, while the Spiritual Foundation System focused more on subtle control of the law. For example, the higher energy created in the fourth stage of the Dao Declaration Realm is fused with laws comprehended in the next realm.

This is not the same for Origin Essence, which served as a boost and power source for cultivators to use the Law. Meanwhile, the Emperor Dao World cultivators fuse their energy with the law to better control; they use their soul, spirit, body, and even energy to control the law.

The downside to this method is that if something went wrong with these cultivators' energy, their control of the law would decrease. And if something went wrong with their laws, they would be almost useless.

Meanwhile, if something went wrong with the Origin System cultivators' energy, they can still use their laws to fight. And if something is wrong with their laws, they can still use their energy to fight.

Furthermore, because of how the Dao Declaration Realm functioned, there are bound to me many cultivators forever stuck in that realm, meaning that the Myriad Emperor World has way too many high-level cultivators than the Emperor Dao World. However, they have higher-quality cultivators.

And if Wang Wei had to choose which system was better, he had to admit it was the Spiritual Foundation System–despite some of its flaws, especially when it comes to the boost with comprehending the Grand Dao Source, if it's true.

He could foresee that they should have a higher number of Second and First Class Great Emperors throughout their history than the Myriad Emperor World.

As for the reasons they do not have even more Eternal Emperors? It could be because of luck or because the Myriad Emperor World has gone through many era-changing catastrophes that forced geniuses from all walks of life to rise. Or the boost does not apply to understanding Dao Will and Existence.

Or a combination of the three.

After analyzing this cultivation system, Wang Wei had many thoughts and ideas. The first one was to create something similar to the Spiritual Foundations with his incarnation.

He would call it [Fate Palace] instead, and his purpose is that when they fuse, it can sublimate his understanding and control of Fate Dao.

'This might be how I can reach a Golden Law Tree,' thought Wang Wei with excitement before rapidly calming down. To accomplish this, he would also need to learn from the [Incarnation of Self] concept of the Spiritual Foundation System and recreate it.

Countless thoughts flashed across his mind on how to accomplish these things. He could tell by doing this that he would elevate his [Force Control Skill] to a higher level when it comes to law. The only problem facing him now was that he only had a Quasi-Emperor Tier cultivation technique from the Emperor Dao World' he wanted to have at least one Emperor Scripture before proceeding with the plan.

"Another thing to put on the schedule is to optimize the Origin System," he muttered. Wang Wei had long planned to do so, and the reason was not that he learned another system was better than his home world.

Based on his plan, the environment of the Myriad Emperor World will revert to ancient times, meaning that the Ancient Clan and their cultivation system will flourish.

Unfortunately, Wang Wei also acknowledged that the Origin System could not compare to the Ancient One in an environment full of innate qi and maybe even Chaos Qi.

So, he could foresee that the majority of cultivators would switch to that system if nothing were done, thus destroying the Qi Lucy Foundation of the Dao Opening Sect.

Wang Wei would not let that happen, so he needed to optimize the Origin System. Now, with this inheritance trial, he can access some of the best cultivation systems in the Endless Void and learn from them.

Chapter 531 The Commerce Hub

"You dirty hairless monkey," said a humanoid hyena, looking at a group of people. He spat in front of them before continuing: "You humans disgust me. You're lucky the trial does not allow fighting before the competition begins."

After saying that, the hyena walked away to see a handsome young man with beautiful long silver-gray hair.

"Another disgusting hum- -"

He did not finish his words before he saw a pair of cold eyes staring at him, sending chills straight down his soul. He snorted coldly before walking away. The hyena soon arrived at his mansion.

"Boss, I just berated a human and humiliated him."

A giant black tiger with red markings on its back opened his eyes.

"Oh, what did you call them?"

"I called them disgusting hairless monkeys and harassed them for over an hour." Of course, he "forgot' the human that placed the fear of God in him.

"Well, it's not very original, and the Monkey Clan has been pressuring us to stop calling humans any words related to them. Nevertheless, you still did your duty. So, with my power granted from the Demon Supremacy Alliance, I will give you some 1000 Community Points."

"Thank you, young master Ye. With this point, I can almost exchange a Bloodline Pill to sublimate my bloodline and rise in status."

The hyena was genuinely excited. As long as his bloodline can sublimate, he can have a higher status in the alliance. He could not think of the love of his life. They had loved each other since childhood, but because she was of higher status, he could not be with her due to the laws of the alliance. However, all that will change once his status is elevated.

While the hyena was in deep thought, a humanoid rabbit entered the room.

"Young master Ye, I've written a new novel."

"Oh, let me see."

The giant tiger used his Divine Sense to read for a few minutes before commenting:

"Not bad. Although it is a typical novel about the years humans oppressed us countless Eras ago, you did a good job focusing on their atrocities toward the demonkind. I also like how you portrayed them as beasts with low-level intelligence and violent tendencies.

"Then there is the emphasis on the bald donkeys and their oppression of our kind through religion. Not bad, not bad."

"Young master, did you not like the ending?"

"Well, exterminating humans is a good idea, but it has been done too often. Nevertheless, an excellent novel. I'll give you 7600 Community Points."

"Thank you, young master," said the humanoid rabbit, while the hyena was slightly jealous. It's a shame he had no talent for writing, so he could only use the low-level method of harassing humans to get points.

"Give me your token, and I'll add the points."

The two took out their Point Token, and the tiger added the point he promised. He then looked at them with his red pupils:

"Do you remember the DSA's motto?"

"We will eradicate all humans and spread the supremacy of the Demon Race until we eventually rule the Endless Void," simultaneously said the rabbit and hyena with a loud voice.

"Don't forget."

"We will never."

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As the tiger watched the group leave, a dangerous light flashed across his eyes before closing them and continuing his cultivation.

Meanwhile, Wang Wei watched the hyena walk away and muttered: "It's weird seeing a demon race so confident and full of himself."

After shaking his head, he headed for his destination. He soon arrived in the area where the Star Beast World's people lived. Then, he divined which house would ensure the highest possibility of success before walking to the far corner.

He stood in front of the mansion without entering or saying anything; he knew the owner was aware of his existence through the arrays he sensed. Not long after, a woman with a stern look.

Although this woman looked like a human, Wang Wei's True Eyes could see a shadow of an enormous giant behind her; it was her true body.

"Who are you?" she asked directly.

"Wang Wei, from the Myriad Emperor World."

She frowned after hearing this, thinking for a moment before closing the door. A few seconds later, she opened it while telling him to follow her to the living room.

Soon, Wang Wei saw a young man dressed in regular black clothes in front of a table with tea. His appearance was ordinary compared to cultivators' generally handsome and beautiful appearance. However, the unique or charming part about him was his eyes. He had eighth stars forming a circle inside his pupils.

Wang Wei knew this was not a special physique or eye technique; this was a sign that this person had cultivated a rank 8 Star Beast Body, and in each rank, he cultivated his body to the pinnacle and beyond. Only true geniuses can have the Ancient Stars Symbols in the Star Beast World.

With his True Vision, he could see the enormous being comparable to a Domain back home in size. If he had to give the latter an accurate measurement, that person's actual body was probably as big as five galaxies.

"Fellow Daoist, my name is Mu Lei, Star Beast World, Star Lord Mountain." As he said these words, Wang Wei saw seven pillars appear on the latter's forehead, with one of them having a star.

Wang Wei returned the salute as nine pillars appeared on his forehead, with two of them having stars.

"Wang Wei, Myriad Emperor World, Dao- -"

"Dap Opening Sect!"

"Oh, you've heard of us?"

"Of course, there are only two factions with two Eternal Emperors, and the other one mysteriously disappeared many years ago. Many people think they have been destroyed. So, your sect is a little famous."

"I see," replied Wang Wei as he sat in front of Mu Lei.

"Can I ask what this visit is for?" asked Mu Lei despite having calculated a few possibilities.

"I'll be direct; I would like the Myriad Emperor World to enter business with the Star Beast World, starting with cooperation between our two factions."

Mu Lei sipped his tea, thinking about how to respond; this was one of the primary possibilities he thought of, along with forming an alliance.

"Our Star Beast World is alway looking for power communities to exchange with, so you are more than welcome."

Because of how their cultivation system was set, resources are everything to the cultivators of the Star Beast World. After all, they can swallow anything to increase their strength.

"Can I see your energy currency?" asked Mu Lei, and Wang Wei handed him an Origin Stone and an Origin Source. Mu Lei opened his mouth and swallowed the stones. His eyes lit up because he discovered an energy source he had never used before and was of very high quality.

"Do you have any Longevity resources?" Wang Wei gave him a pill, and Mu Lei did not swallow it as he previously did. Instead, he inhaled the aroma.

"This pill could increase my lifespan by another 50,000 years; not bad."

Wang Wei's lisps twitched after hearing this; this was a perfect-quality Quasi-Emperor Pill refined by him. Typically, this pill could raise a person's lifespan by at least 1 million years or more. But this guy said it could only give him 50,000 years of life.

'This Star Beast Body System is too radical.'

"With these two products alone, you should have a small place on our market. Do you want the exchange to be only between us, or do you want to register in the Commerce Hub?"

"Commerce Hub? What's that?"

Mu Lei looked at him strangely, "Have you guys become so reclusive that you don't even know about the Hub?"

"I'm ashamed to say we were forced to lay low and recuperate after a few catastrophes."

"I see. The Commerce Hub is essentially an artificial world established by the Star Beast World connected to different World Communities to exchange resources.

"Before the Great Buddhist Cataclysm, the Myriad Emperor World was one of its most powerful members."

Wang Wei frowned as he had a lot of information to process. Firstly, this Cataclysm probably referred to the Absolute Beginning Emperor's eradication of Buddhism in the Endless Void.

Secondly, he was concerned about this Hub. One of his plans was to connect all the World Communities, Heaven Will World, and their Lower Realm to exchange resources, ideas, cultures, etc.

He knew once he succeeded, he would gather a massive amount of merit, but now, he learned one already existed. So, he decided one of the first things he would do after proving the Dao was to either take control of the Hub or destroy it.

"How many communities is this hub connected to?"

"If I remember correctly, about 150," Mu Lei replied, an answer which relieved Wang Wei. He knew there were exactly 3000 World Communities, so as long as he could expand the Hub to all of them, he would still get massive merit.

"And has this Hub connected to the Lower Realm?"

"Of course," replied Mu Lei, making Wang Wei secretly sigh as he knew he could not use his previous plan of cheating members from the Lower Realm.

After that, the two chatted and discussed cooperation. Wang Wei decided to only trade with the Star Lord Mountain for now and wait for a while before registering with the Commercial Hub. Then, they signed an agreement.

As Mu Lei watched Wang Wei leave, he could not help mutter: "So, the rumors are true: the Myriad Emperor World is going through a rejuvenation."

Chapter 532 Dinner Party

Wang Wei walked home with a pondering look. With this conversation, he realized he knew very little about the Endless Void and needed to change. So, after returning home, he contacted Ancestor Wucheng and asked him about the Commercial Hub.

"That thing? I remember the Devil Race destroyed it during that era. I guess they rebuild it."

"So, the sect has not been part of the Hub since the Incense Era?"

"That's probably correct."

"After the Devil Catastrophe, didn't anyone think of rejoining?"

"Back then, many of us died or were injured, so no one really cared about the Endless Void."

"What about after you recuperated?"

"By then, we had to worry about the rise of the Emperor Enlightening Academy, the Nine Emperor Curse, and the Heaven Devour Emperor, so no one really cared or thought about such a thing."

Wang Wei sighed, knowing there was no point in focusing on things like this. What he needed to do was focus on the future.

"Speaking of the Nine Emperor Curses, what happened? I've never felt its power?"

"After you entered the Duyi Realm, Heavenly Dao removed most of the curse's power. And after you became an Outlaw, it completely removed all its influences."

"Do you know the reason?"

"We have calculated a plethora of reasons: The Eternal Destiny of this Generation, the upcoming change of era, the fact you stripped the Spirit of Epoch from the Academy, and even that lad's Di Tian's presence. Anyway, the real reason does not matter. What matters is the fact it's removed."

"That's true," nodded Wang Wei. "What do you think of the sect's alliance with the Star Lord Mountain and eventually rejoining the Commercial Hub?"

"You're the sect master, so you can decide these things on your own. And as the sect master, you can dispatch most of the Immortal Powerhouses in case you want someone to station at the hub."

"Alright. When Wang Ju returns from her retreat, I need someone to help spread the Fate Shadow Guards throughout the Endless Void. And using the Hub as the starting point is a good idea."

"That's fine."

Then, the two ended the conversation. Not long afterward, Li Jun ran into the house with excitement all over his face.

"What happened?"

"I got some information that may be useful for you." Then, he handed Wang Wei a talisman, which contained an image of him fighting other trial members.

"How did you get this?" Wang Wei knew it was forbidden to fight before the competition began.

"I convince these people to fight me through the dream technique."

"Brilliant," said Wang Wei as he watched these battles and experienced how these power systems functioned. The trial did not only contain people from 12 World Communities. The twelve main communities, like the Myriad Emperor World, Star Beast World, and Emperor Dao World, had at least three participants, but the others would only have one or two participants.

From what Wang Wei knew, at least 30 to 40 communities participated in this trial. So, Li Jun's information was crucial to him. So, he rested inside for the next few days while viewing these battles.

It's a shame that many world communities were smart enough to decline Li Jun's invitation since they knew the importance of information. Finally, the day of the dinner party arrived.

"Sect master, Elder Li Jun has left for a while now," said Shadow Two.

"I know you're trying to remind me not to be late, but I have my reasons," said Wang Wei, who fixed his black martial clothes and appearance. He wanted to wear a white one for this trail but changed his mind considering his clothes would have the blood of his enemy on them.

Although it was a magical artifact with self-cleaning capabilities, he decided otherwise. Sometimes, it's good to leave the blood on for intimidation and boost the aura.

'Blood looks better on black clothes than on white ones.'Suddenly, he sensed it was the right time, so he headed to the destination.

Meanwhile, Shadow Two was momentarily confused. From what he knew about the young master, he was not one of these people who liked grand entrances or flashy displays of power.

At least, most of the time, that was true.

Wang Wei got into his carriage and flew to the center of this small world where the dinner took place. After showing his token, he walked inside after putting his chariot away.

And as he expected, he was the last to arrive, making everybody glance at him.

"Hello, fellow Daoists," Wang Wei said as he cupped his hand and bowed slightly. His voice traveled throughout the entire venue, forcing everybody to focus more on him. As such, Wang Wei senses numerous gazes: curious, intrigued, sneering, disgusted, and even killing ones.

"Interesting," said another voice that traveled through the entire room, shifting the people's gaze toward the far left of the room. Even Wang Wei had a severe look on his face as he gazed at the person who spoke.

It was a handsome young man dressed in a loose long white robe with blue designs. His long black hair was in a top knot, but he also had a ribbon around his forehead to keep his hair.

The young man ignored the gazes surrounding him as he looked at Wang Wei. Unlike martial clothes, which were tight fitting, the robe had wide sleeves, so he held his right hand's sleeve with his left so it would not interfere with his tea.

The young man's slow actions emanated a natural charm; it was like Heaven and Earth would praise his every word and deed simply because he was born noble.

"Young Master Chu Luo, what do you mean?" asked one of the participants sitting at the same table. Chu Luo looked at the speaker and said: "Sometimes, it baffles me how weak you people are?"

"What do you mean by that?" said a person at another table. However, Chu Luo did not look at the person but gazed back at Wang Wei.

"A powerhouse's every action has weights or bearings, which can manifest in the form of Karma; this is why no cultivators would dare receive a bow from an Emperor without their protection. The weight of the Karma would destroy most of them or curse them with misfortune."

Chu Luo paused to drink his tea, but people kept staring at him, wondering what this had to do with anything. He shook his head in disappointment before continuing:

"This man used this concept to place secret Karma Threads on all of you. The moment he bowed and called you fellow Daoists, he used the weight of his strength to force Karma on all of you.

"What's brilliant about his application of Karma Law is the people who secretly accepted his bow were the easiest to target, while the others, he still forced the thread on you, without even you knowing it."

Chu Luo squinted his eyes. He did not say that such a method would require a great deal of control of Karma but also great intelligence to capture the mindset of all the people in the room.

After saying those words, the faces of the people in this room suddenly changed, and they quickly began to use different methods to check their bodies.

Meanwhile, the calm and composed Wang Wei looked at Chu Luo before looking at the people in the room. He then classified everybody into different categories.

The first group was people who instantly realized what he did, and to his surprise, there was another one beside Chu Luo in the back with a hood covering their faces.

The second group was the people who could detect his action after being revealed and used their own method to cut off the Karma Thread.

The third group was the people who could detect the thread but did not have the means to remove it. And finally, the people who could not even notice it.

With a gentle smile, Wang Wei walked to the Dao Opening Sect's sections to the far right, where the other participants gave him a fierce look. All five of them belonged to the second group.

'What's wrong? You seem more serious than before?' asked Li Jun through Divine Sense despite the gentle smile on Wang Wei's face.

'That guy who spoke, he is dangerous.'

'Well, since he could detect your method, he should be quite powerful.'

'No, I mean, he gives me the same vibe as Di Tian.'

'Are you serious? Does more than one of such a monster truly exists?'

'Most likely, remember the hints I've been getting to finish my incarnations quickly? Most likely, it's because of him.

Li Jun looked at Chu Luo's table with a severe look; he understood what kind of monster Di Tian was. His big brother was on his way to reaching that level of monstrosity, but he was not there yet.

'I have an idea on how to gather some information about him,' he said.

'How?'

After hearing his plan, Wang Wei's lisps twitched.

'I doubt that would work; I bet he also has an alliance with the other people to prevent information leaks.'

'No, this guy gives me an arrogant and overconfident vibe. I doubt he would care about information leak.'

'Well, go for it. I promise not to say anything to Liling.'

Wang Wei sensed something and looked in the back of the room, where the hooded figure seemed to be staring at him intently. However, Wang Wei only squinted at him before ignoring him.

Meanwhile, the hooded figure did not stop staring for a few seconds.

'Fate Dominating Emperor, I have finally found you. No matter what it takes, I will kill you before you grow up and save all sentient beings in All Heaven Myriad Worlds.'

Chapter 533 The Rules

Wang Wei felt that he had forgotten something, and right when he was about to try to remember, a bright light appeared in front of the room, and an odd woman wearing a mask appeared.

She had the same mask as Lord Spirit, half smiling naively and the other full of cunningness. Unlike Lord Spirit, this woman had a lower body but appeared slightly transparent, like a phantom.

She opened her mouth to speak, and a deep male voice came out: "Welcome, fellow Heaven Chosens from the Endless Void."

No one cared about the anomaly between her voice and visage; the cultivating world was full of weird and strange things.

"To make things easier for everyone, you can call me Lord Spirit, and I will be in charge of the trial. Now, before you can enjoy your dinner, I will tell you the rules of this inheritance.

"There are eight categories to be tested: fleshly body, soul, energy control, comprehension, Dao Heart, Willpower, battle prowess, and one final test that I can only say is vital."

Lord Spirit paused to give everybody time to process the information before continuing.

"Based on your result in each category, you will receive points that will determine your ranking. Be mindful that the last test is precious and worth plenty of points. It could be the determining factor of this inheritance trial.

"Any question?"

"Is it true the Deceiving Heaven Longevity Sutra is an Insurgent Scripture?" asked someone.

"That is correct. So, any lucky ones who go home with it will significantly contribute to your factions."

The aura of the room slightly changed as many people paid close attention.

"Senior Gu Xuan was from the Myriad Emperor World. He will not be biased?" asked another person, raising attention to Wang Wei's table.

"If that were a problem, the Lord would have just chosen his successor solely from Myriad Emperor World," replied Lord Spirit calmly. Many people agreed with these words, while some remained skeptical.

Nevertheless, Lord Spirit continued: "If there is no more question, let's continue to the main event."

She waved his hand, and six golden chairs appeared behind her, labeled one through six. Each stair stood slightly above the others, so the number one spot was the highest.

"For the combat aspect of this trial, things will be a little different. The Lord has chosen six seeded players who will receive a token. After the final test, the token can be exchanged for points. And you could guess that the higher the ranking, the more points it is worth."

Everyone looked at the trial spirit with fire in their eyes. As the peak geniuses of their respective world, competition has become an integral part of their characters. So, no matter what, they wanted to be the best.

"There are some rules to follow," continued Lord Spirit, not minding these people's intense emotions. "Non-seeded can challenge seeded players at all times and use whatever means necessary to take the token.

"Seeded players, however, can only challenge the person one rank above them. So, the sixth place can only challenge fifth place, fifth place to fourth place, and so on. Furthermore, the seeded challenger needed certain points before challenging another seeded player."

Everyone present is intelligent, so they understand the rules. Seeded Players could not easily challenge each other, and they needed to perform well on the eight trials before challenging each other. Meanwhile, the non-seeded players could attack the seeded players to get the token, with no restrictions on the method used.

'Essentially, a practice Heaven Will Battle with some rules and restrictions,' thought Wang Wei, and many people felt the same way.

"Now, let's begin the selection for the seeded players," said the Lord Spirit with a weird smile, fully playing in the deception persona.

"In the sixth place, we have Xu Shi from the Myriad Emperor World. Her Primordial Chaos Physique is the combination of 9 Absolute Chaos Physiques, and it is something that has never been heard of in the Endless Void."

Everyone looked at the Myriad Emperor World's table, focusing on that beautiful woman that Heaven seemed to have taken its time when creating her. Meanwhile, Xu Shi frowned after hearing she was only in sixth place. Nevertheless, she walked to the sixth throne and sat down.

Lord Spirit watched her with a smile while thinking to himself.

'It was hard to choose between her and Feng Heng. However, the latter seemed determined to hide his full strength, so he can only lose the spot.'

"The fifth spot goes to Mu Lei from the Star Beast World. The owner of the second Heavenly Physique, the Heavey Axe Physique, and a genius who has received the highest grade of Ancient Star Symbols in a hundred generations."

Mu Lei calmly walked to his spot, but many people also became nervous once they realized the criteria for these seeded players.

"The fourth spot goes to Ji Lanfang from the Immortal Ascencion World, the Supreme Swordsman with the very earned title of One Sword."

A young man with disheveled hair and a gourd on his waist stood up. Immediately, everyone could smell the intense odor of alcohol emanating from his body.

He walked wobbly to this throne while muttering: "I hope one of these people can make me swing my sword a second time. Oh, I miss the old days."

Although his voice was soft to the point of being inaudible, with all the cultivation of all the people present, they could hear him. So, a bunch of people gave him killing stares. Nevertheless, Ji Lanfang did not care or was too drunk to.

"The third spot goes to Ye Dafu from the Primordial Demon World. A demon with two Innate Demons' bloodline: the Three-eye Stone Monkey and Disaster Monkey."

A monkey wearing dark and gold armor, holding a red pole on his shoulder, looked at the people in the room.

"Your father is only third? I want to see who is so bold to be above this monkey. Anyway, they will taste my staff."

After saying that, he jumped in the air, did a flip, and landed on his chair.

Many people looked at him with a severe look. The Three-eye Spiritual Monkey and the Disaster Monkey were two Innate Demons known for their extreme battle prowess. Back in that era, in some World Communities, they were the leader of Innate Demons instead of Dragons and Phoenixes.

Now, they actually met someone with both these bloodlines, and he could only be ranked third. Everyone wanted to know who was above him.

"In the second place, we have Wang Wei from the Myriad Emperor World. Owner of the Fate Puppetteer Physique that he created himself and acknowledged by Heavenly Dao. On top of all that, he is a True Power Dao powerhouse of the second level."

Wang Wei walked to his spot, already expecting this outcome. He sat on his throne, looking at the monkey, giving him a fierce gaze. For a brief moment, he thought this monkey was Sun Wukon's clone or something because of how he behaved himself.

Mu Lei looked at his new commercial partner with a slight surprise as he did not expect the latter to be this powerful. He is also a True Power Dao cultivator, but he has only recently entered the first level and slowly walking his way up.

But to his surprise, he found someone in the same generation as him already in the second level; his fighting spirit suddenly elevated. He did not think he would lose despite the difference.

After all, the True Power Dao only determined pure physical force and did not consider things like energy, law, spells, and Battle IQ. He does not think he would lose to anyone.

The Lord Spirit ignored these people's chatter about how one could acquire their own Heavenly Physique and revealed the final seeded player.

"Chu Luo from the Emperor Dao World. An Emperor Child, born from two Great Emperors as parents. That is all I have to say about him."

Chu Luo calmly walked to his seat, not minding other people's chatter. Although he had no facial expression, his body naturally emitted an arrogant and prideful aura, and no one would argue he did not deserve to be prideful.

Emperor Offsprings are very rare because it is difficult for an Immortal creature to procreate with a Mortal. At the same time, it is a thousand times, if not more, challenging for two Immortal Creatures to give birth to offspring–especially in the lower dimension with how the world functions.

So, for Chu Luo to be created, it is very likely that his parents would have been from different World Communities and met and fell in love before luckily making him.

"I would like to preface that the seeded players were chosen based on talent and potential displayed during their rise. Many people have been hiding their strength, and we also acknowledged our decision might be wrong.

"Hence, the reason you can challenge these individuals and take the token from them."

The participants understood the reasoning behind Lord Spirit's words. For example, the Primordial Chaos Physique should be way higher in this list based on potential, but since there has been no news or information about it since its appearance, it was ranked on the lower side.

However, these people also know that Lord Spirit was also saying these words to remove any accountability on their part and encourage them to fight each other.

"Are there any rules about killing?"

Everyone looked at the person who spoke, and it was Ye Tuizhi from the Demon Supremacy World, also called Young Master Ye. He looked like an ordinary person except for his tiger pupils. An aura of fury could be seen emanating from him.

A few people knew the reason for his anger. According to their information, Young Master Ye was a Dao Child born to two Dao Ancestors. So, he was obviously not happy about not becoming a seeded player.

"We will not intervene in any of the conflicts between the participants. So, your lives are in your hands," replied Lord Spirit.

"Excellent," said Young Master Ye, looking at the seeded players, focusing on the humans and not hiding his hatred and disgust. Then, his eyes focused on Wang Wei before snorting coldly.

Young Master Ye was not the only person not happy with Wang Wei's second position. There was an Immortal Child named Shi Qian, born from two Immortal Venerable, and she felt she deserved the second spot–especially since she was a member of the Light race who fed on positive Karma.

Then, a group from the Barbarian race felt an uncontrollable hatred for Wang Wei, but they could not explain why. Even a member of the Divine Race, believed to be extinct after the Buddhist Cataclysm, appeared in this trial.

As Wang Wei sensed these malicious gazes, he smiled: 'Things were about to get interesting.'

Chapter 534 The Blessed Ones

Wang Wei heard the whispers about Ye Tuizhi and the fact he was a Dao Child. He wanted to know more information, so he secretly contacted Ancestor Wucheng through Divine Sense.

"You want to know about these blessed people?" said Wang Wucheng, his voice even containing slight envy. "As you can guess, whether it is Emperor, Dao, or Immortal Child, their talents are out of this world. However, they are considered blessed people because of their unique abilities.

"Emperor and Dao Childs are born immortal; the moment they are conceived, they do not have to worry about life span–unless their parents sealed them."

"That made sense," commented Wang Wei. After all, they were born from two immortal beings or higher-dimensional creatures. "What about Immortal Childs?"

"They are not immortal; they can live to the limit of mortal lifespan, which is 1 Yuan Epoch."

Wang Wei was slightly surprised, but considering that one yuan epoch equaled 1,269 trillion years, these Immortal Children were essentially immortal since they did not have to worry much about life spans.

"So, the highest life span any cultivation system can grant is one Yuan Epoch?" asked Wang Wei.

"Yes, but focus on the important thing."

"You're right. Please, continue."

"Emperor Childrens are also called [Born Emperors] in the lower dimension because all of them have one Bloodline Ability with the power of Dao Ancestor; throughout their life, they can only use it once."

"So, as long as they used it during their Heaven Will Battle, they are guaranteed to win and prove the Dao."

"Exactly."

"Fate is truly unfair," said Wang Wei with a sigh.

"Why are you complaining? How high is your birth compared to 99% of most cultivators."

Wang Wei was slightly embarrassed because of this, but he did not show up. Instead, he thought about Emperor Childs and the effect of their existence on any world.

He guessed that most other factions would probably do anything possible to force these Emperor Childs to use their Bloodline Ability before the Heaven Will Battle–unless their parents were still present and hiding in the lower dimension.

At the same time, these Emperor Childrens could just hide and show up during the Heaven Will Battle and take the Heaven Will for themselves. Of course, they would still need to cultivate and temper their Dao Hearts. Otherwise, they would only become Pseudo-Emperors.

Wang Wei then asked:

"What about Dao Childs?"

"They are born with a Dao Source Seed inside their bodies. When they reach the necessary cultivation realm, as long as they understand their own Dao, the seed will activate, and they can become Dao Ancestors."

"Still unfair."

Wang Wucheng ignored his complaints before continuing: "You should be careful. Some Dao Children can sacrifice their Dao Source Seed to temporarily gain the power of 1-2 Leaf Immortal Venerable. Although less than 1 in 1 million have the talent to do this, you should watch out."

"So, these Dao Childs are all [Potential Emperors?" commented Wang Wei.

"Basically."

Wang Wei guessed that maybe some people desired the Dao Source Seed inside their bodies. However, they should be safe since their parents probably live in the lower dimension.

"What about Immortal Childs?"

"As for them, their ability is not to be shackled by the Heaven Will's Karma. So, they can fight in each generation without the need of a Great Emperor to wash away Karma for them."

"With their long lifespan, this is still a great ability," commented Wang Wei. "I'm suddenly curious. Does our sect has or ever had one of these blessed individuals?"

"We did. The Hell Judgement Emperor was a Dao Child, and we have an Immortal Child still in his mother's womb. If you did not come along, he would have been our solution to the Nine Emperor Curse."

The Hell Judgement Emperor was the Wang Clan's fourth Emperor and the sect's 7th Great Emperor. He lived during the Devil Era and cultivated the Dao of Judgement, which significantly affected the devil race because of their sins.

Wang Wei suddenly realized the majority of the sect's Emperors were during the Devil Era. Qiyuan Emperor and Sword Emperor were during the Ancient Emperor Era.

Ancient Desolate Emperor, the third Emperor, was during the Incense Era. The fourth Emperor was Turtle Shell, the fifth Battle Maniac, the sixth Emperor was the Miscellaneous Study, the seventh was the Hell Judgement Emperor, and the eighth the Shadow Ruler Emperor. From the fourth to the eighth, they were all during the Devil Emperor, most likely the result of the Spirit of Epoch functioning.

The Rainbow Emperor is the ninth, and she only appeared at the beginning of the Middle Emperor Era, when the Enlightening Emperor Academy was rising. Most likely, the Spirit of Epoch was already transferred to them.

"I can't believe how rare these people are that we only had two of them in our entire history," commented Wang Wei.

"If you count all of them that had shown up in the Myriad Emperor World, there are probably ten or more but would not reach 20."

"Don't these people have any things like bloodline restrictions, similar to the Divine League people?"

"No. On the contrary, their parent's Dao will be engraved in their bloodline similar to the Law Fragment of people with Heavenly Physiques; they can use it to understand their own Dao, or simply use it as bloodline abilities."

Wang Wei sighed before asking something else. Thinking about the privilege of these blessed children makes him envious.

"How is the investigation of the Commerce Hub?"

"I received news that Shadow Two had just arrived and is investigating things; we have also begun to investigate the worlds some of these Heaven Chosens are from, but things are going slowly."

The Shadow Two mentioned in this conversation was not the one next to Wang Wei, but the Shadow cultivated by the Rainbow Emperor using the Lord's Shadow Technique. Wang Wei knew the Rainbow Emperor was the only Emperor who personally cultivated two Insurgents: Shadow Two and Rainbow One.

"Alright," said Wang Wei before stopping the conversation. He then glanced at Jingwu Hua before continuing drinking at his second seat. Compared to Emperor Childs's abilities, Emperor Offsprings seemed normal.

Although Emperor Offsprings have a longer lifespan than ordinary people, have high talents, and even have some powerful Divine Abilities, it is nothing compared to Emperor Childs or Dao Childs.

Their capabilities drastically decrease because one of their parents is a mortal.

In one of the dinner spots, a group of tall individuals looked intently at Wang Wei; the shortest was 2.5 meters, and the tallest was 3.2 meters.

"Young master Tolui, why do I feel this uncontrollable hatred for that man?"

Young Master Tolui was the tallest of the group. He had a leather upper shirt made of animal hide. The shirt had no sleeve, showing his strong muscles and slightly tanned skin full of tattoos.

He accompanied his shirt, long pants, high boots, and a white lion head on his right shoulder, serving as an accessory.

With a calm look, he responded: "It's an aura of hatred ingrained deep in his bloodline. Most likely, his ancestors committed some atrocities to our barbarian kind."

Tolui looked at the person next to him, "Sister, what do you think we should do?"

The person next to him was a woman dressed similarly; she had a leather shirt with no sleeve, displaying an exceptional pair of bosoms. She had a short skirt and a pair of long legs that were the perfect amount of muscular that could entice anyone, but not too muscular to appear manly.

She had braids and beards in her hair and tattoos on her arms like her brother. In general, she had a wild and passionate beauty that was quite captivating.

"Do you think he would accept being my husband?" asked Khutulun.

"Be serious."

"I am. You know I will only marry someone who can withstand my strength, and he might be the one I'm looking for."

"If you're seriously looking for a strong man, why don't you pick that Chu Luo? Supposedly, he is the most powerful person here."

"Him? He looked too feminine for my taste."

"Alright, be serious. What do you think we should do about this hatred? Should we attack him?"

"We will attack, but not for this silly hatred. Whatever happened to the barbarian race in the Myriad Emperor World has nothing to do with our Ancient Spirit World," she replied calmly.

"In that case, do we attack right after this dinner?"

"Of course not. We must first observe how capable he is and try to gather as much information as possible. Furthermore, let's first test the sixth place before working our way up."

"Alright."

The dinner party continued for another hour before it ended. Then, everybody became on guard–especially the seeded players. Wang Wei and the others walked out of the venue before quickly separating their ways.

Wang Wei walked to his mansion while expanding his Innate Shield to dozens of meters of the surrounding. In his way, many people attacked him to no avail. However, he was slightly surprised by the small number of attackers.

However, after pondering about it briefly, everything made sense. All the Heaven Chosen presents were the pinnacle of their world, so these guys would not make rash decisions despite the blatant provocation of the Lord Spirit. They will calm down and try to gather information on their competitors first.

…

Li Jun sat next to a beautiful girl in one of the restaurants not far from the dinner party.

"Meimei, drink more. Tonight, we will have fun."

"Xiao Jun, you treat me the best," said the girl before gulping most of the drink in the bowl.

"You know, I've been under much stress by sect even though they know I have no chance of winning the Heaven Will Battle in this generation. None of us have a chance."

"Oh, how so?" asked Li Jun while pouring more wine for her, knowing it was the right time he was waiting for.

"It's that monster, Chu Luo," she said before gulping everything again, her face red and eyes blurred.

"Do you know that he…"