Dark Holy World
The ancient ship flew for another half a day before finally spotting Rain Ripple City in the distance.
"What a magnificent cultivation city." The old man looked at Rain Ripple City. In his observation, he had seen through almost all the colorful arrays in Rain Ripple City. Only the most inconspicuous One-Color Chaos Formation made him feel pressured. "No wonder Brother Luo Feng can turn the tide. Just by looking at this array, one can know that he is extraordinary."
The Winged Woman and the red-robed youth also noticed the One-Color Chaos Formation and felt threatened.
"Let's go in and take a look."
The old man said.
The three of them retrieved their ships and entered the city through the gate. The city guards did not notice them at all, nor did the Rain Ripple City formation detect them.
"Having just gone through a war, Rain Ripple City has returned to normal so quickly."
"This also shows that the losses in Rain Ripple City were not significant." The three of them flew within the city, observing with great interest.
Suddenly--
Two figures emerged from the blurry crack in the sky and appeared ahead. One was the Hall Master Yuan Xiang, and the other was naturally Luo Feng.
"Brother Boshiu, you arrived without even letting us know, so we could have welcomed you properly," said the Hall Master Yuan Xiang with a smile.
"Abyssal signs".
The old man smiled broadly, delighted to see his old friend. His gaze also fell on the black-clad, black-haired man beside the Hall Master Yuan Xiang. Luo Feng's aura was now increasingly profound and unpredictable, each strand containing the Dao of Life-Death Path.
That's how spiritual practice works; the higher one's level, the more one's inner essence is imbued with the spirit of the path one has cultivated.
Even a single image of oneself contains the mysteries of the Tao.
"Brother Luo Feng," the Hall Master Yuan Xiang said with a smile, "Let me introduce you. This is Brother Boshiu, a Xing Zhe the True Witch Lineage. In terms of strength, he is even better than me at my peak. He can be considered my half-teacher."
"Yuanxiang, we learn from each other," the old man said with a smile. When they teamed up for training, they would naturally exchange ideas to improve their own cultivation systems.
"This is Emperor Baiyin," the Hall Master Yuan Xiang introduced.
The Winged Woman smiled and nodded at Luo Feng. In the Dark Holy World, this scene would have astonished many Xing Zhe. Baiyin, the God Emperor, was notoriously aloof, and there were very few Xing Zhe in the entire Dark Holy World who could elicit a smile from her.
Aside from a few close friends, she doesn't really pay attention to people at the same level.
"This is the Chizheng God Emperor," the Hall Master Yuan Xiang said with a smile. "When it comes to close combat, the Chizheng Emperor can kill Overlimit-Level Lowly Primal Chaos Lifeform of the Transcendent level with his bare hands."
The red-robed youth smiled and said, "I can't do that, defeat four Overlimit-Level beings all by myself."
All three of them had great respect for Luo Feng.
"It's a pleasure to meet you three." Luo Feng was quite polite as well. "Since you've come from afar, shall we head to the Council of Elders first?"
"Please." The old man and the other two were more than happy to oblige.
Soon, led by Luo Feng and the Hall Master Yuan Xiang, the three Xing Zhe arrived at the Council of Elders.
As the core of the entire Rain Ripple City, welcoming guests here in the Council of Elders is the greatest respect one can show.
"I heard that Brother Luo Feng has already killed that Bewitching Heart Worm?" the old man said, sitting down. "After all, we accepted the mission, so we hope to confirm the corpse of that Bewitching Heart Worm first."
Luo Feng nodded, and with a flick of his hand, the corpse of the Bewitching Heart Worm floated to the side.
The old man, the Winged Woman, and the red-robed youth carefully observed the corpse. They quickly saw through its insides and outsides, and also noticed the cracked Life Core. At the same time, they confirmed that the mission was completed.
"Brother Luo Feng, please take this corpse," the old man said with a smile. "This time, we easily obtained half of our Merit Points."
"Given the cunning of the Bewitching Heart Worm, by the time we arrive, its mother and offspring will have already scattered to many dangerous places in the Nine Rivers Holy World. It won't be easy to hunt them down," the red-clad youth added.
Luo Feng is quick to kill, but dragging it out would be troublesome.
"Brother Luo Feng has acquired a large number of Lowly Primal Chaos Lifeform corpses this time," the old man said. "In the Nine Rivers Holy World, no one can afford to buy so many Lowly Primal Chaos Lifeform corpses."
"In Rain Ripple City, there are very few forces that can afford to acquire an Overlimit-Level corpse." The Hall Master Yuan Xiang nodded in agreement.
A corpse of the Overlimit-Level has countless uses; even a tiny piece of its flesh is incredibly valuable. The entire corpse is worth approximately 10 billion Primal Chaos Crystal. Very few forces can afford to buy it.
"But if we put it in the Dark Holy World, even if Brother Luo Feng's spoils increase tenfold, there are still too many forces that can buy them," the red-robed youth laughed. "Moreover, only in the Dark Holy World can we buy the resources that are most suitable for us."
Luo Feng admitted it.
His spoils this time were enormous, amounting to a considerable fortune. In the Nine Rivers Holy World, the resources he could buy were indeed very limited.
The only truly precious treasures that suit me are the Undying Heart and the Palm World. I can't buy anything else.
"I've heard that there's a Large Primal Chaos Hall in the Dark Holy World?" Luo Feng asked.
"Yes," the Winged Woman 'Baiyin' also said, "The Large Primal Chaos Hall in the Dark Holy World is even larger than Rain Ripple City. Inside the palace, there are all sorts of wonders! There are a great many corpses of High-Tier Primal Chaos Lifeform forms, and even seven complete corpses of World-Level Primal Chaos Lifeform. Many living High-Tier Primal Chaos Lifeform are imprisoned in the Primal Chaos Hall."
"We can observe those imprisoned High-Tier Primal Chaos Lifeform up close."
"Furthermore, if you have enough Merit Points, you can exchange them for a Primal Chaos Prisoner. That is, High-Tier Primal Chaos Lifeform whose strength has been completely sealed," the Winged Woman said.
"Their power must be completely sealed, otherwise they could easily kill Xing Zhe," the old man said. "I've always wanted to exchange for a Primal Chaos Prisoner for research, but unfortunately, it's too expensive."
The Winged Woman said, "There are countless complete bloodlines in the Primal Chaos Hall. Overlimit-Level bloodlines are nothing to mention in the Primal Chaos Hall! Anyone with a bit of ambition usually exchanges for a 'High-Tier Primal Chaos Lifeform Bloodline,' and some even exchange for a 'World-tier Primal Chaos Bloodline.' In the Dark Holy World, we know of two people who have successfully exchanged for World-tier Primal Chaos Bloodline."
"Countless bloodlines, various secret treasures, various inheritances, various cultivation fortuitous opportunity... everything can be exchanged."
" In the Primal Chaos Hall, Merit Points can be exchanged for everything! Primal Chaos Crystal can only be used to purchase a small number of items."
Luo Feng listened, feeling a sense of longing.
His path of spiritual practice involves studying various bloodlines.
Only in the Dark Holy World can one collect enough Overlimit-Level bloodlines, and even higher-level bloodlines.
"Brother Luo Feng, with your strength, you can go to the Dark Holy World," the old man said. "The Nine Rivers Holy World no longer poses any threat to you. But the Dark Holy World is much more dangerous, and the resources are also much more abundant. You already have such strength without going to the Dark Holy World. Once you go there, you might be able to go even further and reach the Invincible Tier."
"Invincible?" Luo Feng asked. "I've heard that Invincible Tier are almost never seen in the Dark Holy World?"
"They were guided."
The red-robed youth said enviously, "Once they reach the Invincible Tier, Senior Yuan will appear and guide them away."
"Most of those who are guided away are able to break free from their Cage." The Winged Woman also felt a longing for this.
"Break free from the Cage." Luo Feng held his breath upon hearing this.
Of course he longed for it.
Without breaking free from constraints and escaping the Cage, one can only live within various worlds such as the Source World and countless worlds. Only by escaping the Cage and undergoing a transformation in the essence of life can one truly roam in the vast and Infinite Primal Chaos Space.
"What exactly is this so-called invincibility?" Luo Feng asked.
The three elders, along with the Hall Master Yuan Xiang, all hesitated upon hearing this question.
"Mastering two and Half Primal Chaos Paths is considered the peak level of the Dark Holy World," the old man said. "If one's strength is even a whole level higher than the peak level, then one can be considered invincible."
"It's very difficult to become invincible," the Winged Woman said. "Even those with extremely high talent who master three and Half Primal Chaos Paths can hardly achieve a qualitative change in their strength and cannot be considered invincible. There are also those who exchange for World-tier Primal Chaos Bloodline to explore deeper levels of bloodline power. But even they dare not say that they can reach the Invincible Tier."
The Hall Master Yuan Xiang said, "Luo Feng, in the Dark Holy World, there are two Enlightenment Seeker who exchanged for World-tier Primal Chaos Bloodline. One is 'God Emperor Jike Ke,' whose strength is only slightly stronger than ours. The other is a senior named 'Moga,' who explored the power of his bloodline at a deeper level. He was taken away by Senior Yuan, and I heard that he has already broken free from his Cage."
There are three generally accepted paths to achieving Invincible Tier.
The old man said, "The first is the breaking Cage Mind Will! With sheer terror alone, one can be invincible. We are powerless against him."
"The second method is to take it a step further by leveraging the power of bloodlines."
"The third method is to merge the two Half Primal Chaos Daos that we cultivate into one! This can also bring about a qualitative change."
"These three paths become increasingly difficult as you go further."
The red-clad youth beside him added, "In the history of the Dark Holy World, those who achieve invincibility generally do so through the Cage of their Mind Will. As for those who rely on bloodline power, we only know of one. As for the third type? We've never heard of it in the Dark Holy World."
"It should exist in other world groups as well," the Winged Woman said. "This is a method clearly recorded by the Primal Chaos Hall. For those Enlightenment Seeker, the third path is the most difficult, but it also has the highest potential."
The old man nodded. "The deeper the foundation of the Great Dao, the higher the upper limit. This third path is the path of building a solid foundation."
"Thank you all for your guidance." Luo Feng had learned a lot.
The four individuals before him were all at the pinnacle of the Dark Holy World, possessing vast knowledge and experience, which gave Luo Feng a deeper understanding of the path ahead.
He himself had already reached the God Emperor Late-Stage the Life-Death Path, and his demonstrated strength was even better than that of Xing Zhe had mastered two and Half Primal Chaos Paths. However, overall they were still on the same level.
If one reaches the Life-Death Path, and attains the state of Half Primal Chaos, then that would be considered a qualitative change, making one invincible.
"Brother Luo Feng, we have completed our mission and will stay in Rain Ripple City for a few days before returning." The old man asked, "Do you plan to return with us? We can also introduce you to some Xing Zhe."
"No need."
Luo Feng shook his head, "I just broke through and need to go into seclusion for a while before I go to the Dark Holy World."
I've only been taking the Hundred Tribulations Marrow for a day. Once Hundred Tribulations Marrow effects wear off and my strength is fully consolidated, I'll go explore the Dark Holy World.