After bidding farewell to the Shadow God King, Luo Feng returned to his residence in Nine Regions Palace.
At the same time, news came from You Mountain Prefecture that Galaxy of Nine Regions Palace would receive a conferment from You Mountain Prefecture, becoming the first Eternal True God to receive a conferment again after 43 Eras of Reincarnation.
Below the God King level, his will ranked first, and his talent and potential ranked first as well. A genius like this was fully qualified to receive an imperial conferment!
Within You Mountain City, the name Galaxy of Nine Regions Palace was undoubtedly the most widely discussed topic.
On Muli Star, cold air filled the palace of Lihua Palace.
After news of Galaxy of Nine Regions Palace receiving the conferment spread, Palace Master Lihua, Mu Lihua, went completely berserk. This meant that killing Luo Feng would become a thousand times, ten thousand times more difficult.
"That Mad Demon is truly useless. If he had killed this Galaxy back then, none of this would have happened. Now, to kill a conferred Eternal True God, the price I have to pay will be a thousand times, ten thousand times greater." Palace Master Lihua's eyes were bloodshot. "But you killed countless members of my race and ruined my grand plan. I will never let this go..."
The day of the conferment quietly arrived.
Though the conferment ceremony could not be considered grand, everyone in You Mountain City knew about it.
In the 19,872th Era of Reincarnation of You Mountain, Galaxy of Nine Regions Palace formally received the conferment of the You Mountain Empire. Once he became a Saint, he would obtain one of the ten planetary Saint Realms within You Mountain. Luo Feng's status in the You Mountain Empire directly became that of an imperial prince. Within Nine Regions Palace, his status also rose directly from a Domain Lord to its Saint Son, placing him above Wu Chen.
However, this reputation was nothing but empty to Luo Feng. The only thing that surprised him was that after the conferment, he gained the opportunity to comprehend the Primal Chaos Stele for one hundred thousand Eras. This was exactly what Luo Feng needed.
Among the five basic Laws of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth, he had yet to complete the fusion of the Law of Fire. Once the Law of Fire was perfectly fused as well, Luo Feng was confident that he could complete the fusion of the Chaos Law before this Era of Reincarnation ended and enter the Saint Realm level. Only then would he truly have nothing to fear from Palace Master Lihua.
The entire conferment process lasted only half a day. A regent from You Mountain Prefecture bestowed the conferment, while none of the three God Kings appeared throughout the process. In fact, not even the other Saints were present.
To Luo Feng, it was merely a formality.
After returning to Nine Regions Palace, Luo Feng began his seclusion.
Within the Inheritance Space, Luo Feng took out the memory crystal that the Shadow God King had given him. It recorded the Shadow God King's supreme blade technique, Shadow Blade Hundred Thousand Forms.
Just as its name suggested, by the time it was passed into Luo Feng's hands, the Shadow God King had already created one hundred thousand different blade techniques. They covered blade techniques ranging from the True God level to the God King level and had been gathered into a single supreme blade art.
The first one hundred blade techniques were True God-level blade techniques.
From the one hundred and first to the thousandth, they were Void True God-level blade techniques.
From the one thousand and first to the ten-thousandth, they were Eternal True God-level blade techniques.
From the ten-thousandth and first to the forty-thousandth, they were Saint Realm-level blade techniques. Beyond that were blade techniques at the God King level.
Luo Feng had merely examined the techniques before the Eternal True God level, yet he could not help being awed by his teacher. Even those before the Eternal True God level were so profound that he gained countless insights from them. Based on Luo Feng's judgment, only Light of Blossoming and Light of Hope could barely be considered blade techniques on the same level as Shadow Blade Hundred Thousand Forms.
One had to know that Luo Feng also possessed the relevant guidance from the Duan Dong River Lineage, and his blade techniques were already considered exquisite. Yet compared with the Shadow God King's, they were still considerably inferior.
Because the Shadow God King followed the assassin path, his blade techniques emphasized speed, lightness, and unpredictability. Every form contained a killing move with a concealed variation, making them works of art among supreme techniques.
"Impressive, impressive. Its power is formidable, and it comes with illusions that make it impossible to distinguish truth from falsehood. I never imagined blade techniques could reach such a level." Luo Feng was completely convinced. Shadow Blade Hundred Thousand Forms was absolutely far more profound than even the finest supreme techniques left behind by the Duan Dong River Lineage.
That was only natural. The strongest member of the Duan Dong River Lineage, the Third-Generation Patriarch, had only reached the God King level. Luo Feng guessed that he was probably not as powerful as the Shadow God King.
The Third-Generation Patriarch had clearly placed greater emphasis on survival. He had devoted most of his life's energy to that aspect. Techniques such as Donghua and Undying River were escape techniques, while only Annihilation enhanced one's strength. As for blade techniques and the like, there were far fewer of them.
However, Undying River was indeed heaven-defying. It was equivalent to having a second life. In terms of importance, Luo Feng still felt that Undying River was superior.
"They're both ninth-order Eternal True God blade techniques, but Teacher's is clearly more powerful. Even if our strength were equal, his blade technique could still kill an enemy with ease." Luo Feng pondered as he made a thorough comparison with his own blade techniques, constantly discovering where the problems lay and considering how to correct them.
Shadow Blade Hundred Thousand Forms could certainly be learned, but Luo Feng hoped even more to use it as a reference and perfect his own blade techniques. After all, his identity as the Shadow God King's disciple was like a bomb. Once he left the You Mountain Empire, it might draw retaliation from his enemies.
Life in Nine Regions Palace was peaceful. Thus, Luo Feng's Divine Power Avatar cultivated Shadow Blade Hundred Thousand Forms within the Inheritance Space while using it to perfect his own blade techniques. Whenever he encountered something he truly could not understand, he went to ask the Shadow God King. After each bit of guidance, Luo Feng would bury himself in arduous cultivation once more.
The peaceful days passed by. In the blink of an eye, two hundred million Eras had passed in the outside world, while more than twenty trillion Eras had passed within the Inheritance Space.
Luo Feng completely mastered the Eternal True God portion of Shadow Blade Hundred Thousand Forms. He had even used it to perfect his own blade techniques, progressing from First Arrival and Water and Fire Scorch Heaven all the way to Eternal Light—the name given to Light of Hope after it was elevated to the peak of the ninth-order Eternal True God level. At this point, Luo Feng's strength underwent an explosive increase.
Although it had taken countless Eras for Luo Feng to transform from the middle-high ninth order to the peak ninth order, his current peak ninth order was completely different from his previous peak ninth order. Its power was roughly the same, but its techniques were far more profound. Against another peak ninth-order expert, Luo Feng was fully confident that he could crush them.
Even when facing the successive generations of Duan Dong River simulated within the Inheritance Space, Luo Feng could completely crush them despite using the same blade techniques. That was the gap.
If it were the current Luo Feng, then even using blade techniques at the middle ninth-order level, he would be strong enough to pass through the ninth layer of the first tower of the Strength Dragon Tower.
"My blade technique is complete, but my Law fusion has progressed relatively slowly. Next, I'll first fuse the Law of Fire, then go out and venture through the world." Luo Feng already had a plan. He would first use his opportunity with the Primal Chaos Stele.
Throughout these countless Eras, Luo Feng had mainly focused on blade techniques. However, cultivating blade techniques also involved the use of various Laws. Thus, although his progress in Law fusion was not as exaggerated as his progress in blade techniques, he had still improved considerably.
Milky Way Holy Land, Nine Realms Mountain.
Luo Feng was lecturing a group of disciples. Looking at the disciples below, some wore confused expressions, some seemed deep in thought, and others looked delighted. Luo Feng, meanwhile, felt incomparably relaxed. Cultivating alone had become tedious, while explaining Laws to his disciples had instead become a source of joy.
"That concludes today's explanation of the Laws. If you have any questions, you can raise them now. Those without questions may leave first." Luo Feng swept his gaze over the disciples below and spoke calmly.
"Teacher, this disciple created a supreme technique using the Laws of Wood and Fire. I feel that I should be able to create a peak sixth-level supreme technique, but what I created is only at the middle sixth-level. I've been unable to break through this bottleneck. Please guide me." As he spoke, the disciple took out a long staff and directly displayed his staff technique.
Luo Feng watched. His comprehension of the Laws of Fire and Wood was quite good, but in his use of the supreme technique, he was not forceful enough where he should have been, while where it should have flowed continuously, it lacked an unbroken rhythm.
"Watch carefully." As Luo Feng spoke, he merely pointed casually. Divine power condensed into a staff, and in the void, he displayed the disciple's staff technique again from beginning to end. The fierceness of fire and the ceaseless vitality of wood fused together, becoming both fierce and unending. With a single move, he caused astonishment to appear on the faces of many disciples below.
It was merely a simple application of two Laws, yet it was not only at the peak sixth-level of the Universe Master level—it had even reached the seventh-level!
"Thank you, Teacher!" The disciple Ke Mu fell into deep thought, savoring the scene from moments ago.
...One disciple after another voiced the doubts they had accumulated for a long time, and Luo Feng was able to resolve them all with ease. Especially after studying Shadow Blade Hundred Thousand Forms, even techniques at the Universe Master level could be explained more directly to the heart of the matter. Every bit of guidance revealed a perfect technique.
Seeing that the many disciples below had all fallen into deep thought, Luo Feng merely waved his hand. Origin Power immediately sent them back to their respective residences.
"Among my disciples, some have already reached the True God Realm in Law comprehension, but none of them have even reached the First Level in the Divine Power Path. Before I become a Saint, if they want to break through, they can only take the Divine Power Path. Otherwise, they're not worth paying that price for." Luo Feng shook his head. He had already made a promise to the Universe Masters within his Miniature Universe: those who reached the Third Level in the Divine Power Path could all break through to become True Gods, but those who followed the Law Path would have no opportunity.
Of course, this excluded close people such as Zhen Yan and Luo Hai.
Back then, Zhen Yan had entered the Origin Sea of the Primal Universe and had gained tremendous harvests, but he was still some distance away from breaking through to become a True God.
Some True Gods of Humanity, particularly those who had entered the Origin Sea, had instead made great progress in strength.
For example, his teacher, Primal Chaos City Leader; his senior brother, True God Puti; his disciple, Fire Vault True God; True God Peng Gong; and a few others had all reached the True God Limit. They were only one thin membrane away from entering the Era of Reincarnation. However, breaking through that final layer was as difficult as ascending to the heavens. Even Luo Feng was not confident that half of them could break through.
As for Hong, True God Qing Dong, True God Long Xing, Xi Mo, and others whose talents were slightly inferior, they could also approach the True God Limit.
After several hundred million Eras of development, Humanity was now far more powerful than before, especially with the great opportunity provided by the Origin of the Primal Universe. Nearly every True God of Humanity had reached the peak of the True God level, making Humanity absolutely invincible among the forces of the entire Universe Ocean.
Even the territory of the entire Universe Ocean had expanded once again because of Humanity's strength. More and more True Gods of Humanity, seeking breakthroughs, continued venturing toward the depths of the unknown Universe Ocean.