Chapter 4904
Cleansing Heaven Pool!
"Brother Cliff, what do these Darkborn... look like?"
Ling Feng asked tentatively.
"Strange and indescribable."
Cliff shook his head. “Some look like giant beasts, some like human figures, and some may just be a twisted shadow. They are the manifestation of people’s inner fears, so they can be anything, or they can be nothing at all. If we have to say what they have in common, it is that they feed on the origin of the world.”
Ling Feng's eyelids twitched slightly. Ya's words had basically confirmed his suspicions.
It seems that those monsters below the steps to godhood are indeed the Darkborn of the Death Star.
Fortunately, I didn't fall completely into that abyss, otherwise I would have surely died this time.
Thinking of this, Ling Feng felt a slight sweat on his forehead, and he was even more grateful for the wisp of divine creation energy he had obtained in the Myriad Manifestations Source Tower.
Of course, there is another "self", Ling Zhan!
If Ling Zhan hadn't willingly sacrificed himself and incorporated the half of the Creation God's Breath he had obtained into his own body without reservation, he probably wouldn't have even been able to be resurrected in this world.
Ling Zhan, don't worry, I will definitely return to the World of Miracles and protect everyone!
I swear!
Seeing Ling Feng's silence, Ya assumed he was worried and quickly said, "Master, there's no need to worry too much. The Pillar of Creation suppresses the vast majority of the Darkborn of the Dead Star. Those who manage to escape are nothing more than small fry. The Shadow Hunting Group under the Eighth Hunting Ancestor will surely quell this turmoil soon. At that time, you can use the Pillar of Creation to return to your original world."
Ling Feng shook his head and smiled, glancing at Ya. "Brother Ya, you don't really need to call me 'master' all the time. Although Eighth Brother made you my personal guard, I am still very grateful that you guaranteed that you would take me to find the Pillar of Creation after I got out."
"Master, please don't make fun of me..."
Cliff Old Man blushed, "Actually, my guarantee isn't very useful. In the end, it was still the Eighth Hunting Ancestor's arrangement. However, back then, after Master knew about the dangers of the Eternal Ruins, he still went in without hesitation. I admire Master very much!"
"Ha ha……"
Ling Feng laughed heartily, "Brother Ya, you're too kind. How about this, while I'm staying here, we can still call each other brothers."
"No...I wouldn't dare!"
Cold sweat immediately broke out on Ya's forehead.
Ling Feng is now the adopted son of Xi Huang, and also the adopted brother personally acknowledged by the Eighth Hunting Ancestor.
It's one thing for him to call me "brother" a few times, but if I were to be stupid enough to keep calling him "Brother Lingfeng," wouldn't that make me the same generation as the Eighth Hunting Ancestor?
Even if you gave him three times the courage, he wouldn't dare!
Seeing the cliff's attitude, Ling Feng didn't press the matter. He just shook his head and smiled. Status and rank are unavoidable things everywhere.
Wherever there are people, there is a world of its own!
"That's right!"
Ling Feng suddenly remembered something and asked again, "Why does Eighth Brother look so much older than the Sixth and Seventh Hunting Ancestors? Logically speaking, since he is the eighth, he should be younger than the Sixth Hunting Ancestor, right?"
He also remembered that the Eighth Hunting Ancestor was quite polite to the Seventh Hunting Ancestor, addressing her as "Seventh Sister".
Ya's expression changed slightly. He looked around to make sure no one was nearby before lowering his voice and saying, "Master, I shouldn't have said this, but since you are my master, well... never mind!"
He sighed, then cautiously continued, "The appearance of the Eighth Hunting Ancestor is actually related to his Creation Law."
"It is said that the laws he cultivates are quite special and are related to time. He made some mistakes when he was cultivating and almost suffered a backlash from his own laws, which caused him to perish on the spot."
"what's the situation?"
Ling Feng pressed for an answer.
Ya shook his head: "I don't know the specifics either. I only know that it was an extremely dangerous accident. Fortunately, at the last moment, Xi Huang saved his life and guided him to cultivate the Ancestral God Technique. This allowed him to condense his ancestral vein and eventually advance to the level of the Hunting Ancestor. But it was also because of that accident that his appearance was frozen in the way it is now."
Ling Feng fell silent. So that's how it is…
No wonder the Eighth Hunting Ancestor held his adoptive father in such high esteem.
In contrast, the reason why the sixth and seventh hunting ancestors seem to harbor such resentment towards Xi is probably because they are jealous that the eighth hunting ancestor received Xi's true teachings, which led to the eighth hunting ancestor surpassing them.
"In short, this matter is a secret within the Star Hunter Clan." Ya solemnly reminded, "Few people in the clan dare to mention it. I only heard about it by chance. Although you, Master, have a special status, it is best not to mention it in front of the Eighth Star Hunter Ancestor."
“That’s natural.” Ling Feng nodded. “Brother Ya, thank you for the reminder.”
As the two were talking, they had already crossed the vast plain in front of them and arrived at a mountain range.
A massive valley appeared ahead, its entrance shrouded in dense spiritual mist, obscuring its interior. However, Ling Feng could sense that the energy of creation emanating from within the valley was several times stronger than that outside!
"We've arrived."
The cliff stopped at the valley entrance and bowed, saying, "Master, the Heavenly Cleansing Pool is just ahead. The Eighth Hunting Ancestor instructed that you will cultivate here from now on. If you need anything, just call upon your subordinate."
Ling Feng gazed at the churning spiritual mist within the valley, took a deep breath, and stepped inside.
After passing through an extremely dense spiritual mist, the scene before him made Ling Feng's breath catch in his throat.
The valley is not a pool of water as one might imagine, but a vast star lake!
The lake was vast and boundless, and its water was formed from pure liquid primordial energy, giving it a deep azure blue color. Countless starlight flowed within it, as if the entire starry sky had been contained within the lake.
Above the lake, nine enormous illusory stars floated, slowly rotating along some mysterious trajectory. Each illusory star emitted different fluctuations of law—
Scorching, freezing, heavy, light, violent, tranquil...
Most amazingly, there is a spring in the middle of the lake that is constantly gushing out a seven-colored spiritual liquid.
These spiritual liquids fell into the lake, merging with the power of the stars to transform into even purer energy, nourishing the entire star lake.
"This is... Zhuotianchi?! It's truly magnificent!"
Ling Feng muttered to himself, and the nascent ancestral vein within his body became even more restless.
He could feel the yearning emanating from the star veins!
"Yes."
Ya's voice came from behind, "Zhuotian Pool is the core of the Eighth Hunting Ancestor's domain, gathering the essence of the entire domain."
As he spoke, he couldn't help but swallow hard.
If he hadn't known his lowly status, he probably would have jumped into the Heavenly Bathing Pool to soak in it.
Even just soaking for a second would probably be enough to push the number of star veins in his body above three thousand!
He shook his head sharply to regain his composure, then took a deep breath and continued, "Master, you shall cultivate here. I will protect you at the valley entrance and ensure that no one disturbs you."
After saying that, he took a deep breath and then reluctantly turned to leave.
“Brother Ya, this Zhuotian Pool is so big, and it’s within the territory of the Eighth Brother. There’s no need for you to guard it outside.”
Ling Feng smiled and placed his hand on Ya's shoulder. "Why don't you stay here and cultivate as well?"
"This……"
Ya's eyes widened in surprise.
To say you don't want to is pure nonsense!
This was an incredible stroke of luck for him; how could he not want it?
But how could he dare to overstep his bounds?
After hesitating for a moment, Ya shook his head. "This...this might not be appropriate. I...I'll take my leave!"
"There's nothing wrong with it."
Ling Feng smiled faintly, "Since Brother Ya is my personal guard, his strength can't be too weak, can it?"
Hearing Ling Feng say this, Ya nodded, "Then... alright then. Thank you, Master!"
Although Ling Feng seemed to be belittling himself, he knew in his heart that this was just him making excuses for Ling Feng.
In truth, given his inherent pride, he was somewhat dissatisfied with becoming Ling Feng's personal guard.
After all, he is, at least, a genius.
Are all geniuses proud? But now he's finally at peace. What's wrong with being able to follow such a master, even if it's just as a lackey?
"At my current level, I'm afraid I'm not capable of withstanding the spiritual energy within the Heavenly Cleansing Pool..."
He took a deep breath and said slowly, "Then I will cultivate on the shore."
"Ok."
Ling Feng nodded, patted his shoulder gently, and said no more.
With a swift movement, he appeared at the edge of Zhuotian Pool, immediately focusing his gaze on the spring in the center of the lake.
He could sense that the seven-colored spiritual liquid gushing out contained a special power that had a strong attraction to the Creator God's breath within his body.
Great place!
If we could bring Bingqing and the others to live here...
For no apparent reason, Ling Feng suddenly remembered the figures of the women who had been around him before.
In the world of miracles, there's a type of clothing called swimsuits. If everyone wore swimsuits, well...
After much thought, it seems that the Demon Queen Kevilli still has the best figure!
"Holy crap, what the hell am I thinking?!"
Ling Feng gently patted his old face, then squatted down and scooped up a handful of lake water.
The lake water felt warm and smooth to the touch, as if it were alive, flowing through his palm.
The power of the stars seeped into the body through the skin, resonating with the nascent ancestral vein and emitting a pleasant tremor.
"What a wonderful place..."
A glint flashed in Ling Feng's eyes. He splashed lake water on his face, finally stopping the chaotic thoughts in his mind.
The next moment, he suddenly stood up and, without hesitation, jumped into the lake.
"Puff-"
Water splashed everywhere.
Ling Feng sank directly to the bottom of the lake and sat cross-legged.
The next moment, he activated the Ancestral God Technique, and the nascent ancestral vein within his body began to operate with a roar, frantically absorbing the boundless creative energy from the lake.
On the lake, the nine illusory stars lit up simultaneously, casting nine beams of light that enveloped Lingfeng.
Within the pillar of light, laws flowed and the Daoist essence permeated the air.
Ling Feng closed his eyes, focused his mind on his body, and began to concentrate on refining his ancestral veins.
He knew this was a crucial step in his journey home.
They would gather their ancestral bloodline, enhance their strength, help Rongtian complete that "task," and finally return to the world of miracles through the Pillar of Creation.
All of this takes time.
A Beast Sea Calendar...
Ling Feng silently thought: Bing Qing, Ru Feng, Zi Ling, and everyone else...
Wait a minute, I'll be right there!
I'll be back soon!
In an instant, the breath of creation surged into his body like a tide, and the nascent ancestral vein solidified and grew stronger at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Ling Feng was completely immersed in cultivation.
Beside the Heavenly Pool, Ya sat quietly cross-legged, like a sculpture.
He didn't have any ancestral bloodline, so he didn't dare to absorb the spiritual energy in the Heavenly Cleansing Pool as frantically as a powerful person like Ling Feng. However, the spiritual energy dissipated in the air was enough for him to make rapid progress.
“Once the master emerges from seclusion and condenses the true ancestral vein, he will likely become another Hunting Ancestor.”
He gazed intently at the lake, muttering to himself, "It's a pity he won't stay forever. Otherwise, if he could seize one of the eight boundary pillars, he could replace one of the Hunting Ancestors and truly become one of the eight Hunting Ancestors. At that time, wouldn't I, as the first personal guard, be able to take off... What a pity, what a pity!"
……
Inside the Star Palace in the Sixth Realm.
"Damn it! Damn it!"
The Sixth Hunter Ancestor Yao Tian glared angrily and began to pound on a giant pillar in the hall, seemingly venting his rage wildly.
Unfortunately, this was nothing more than impotent rage.
At this moment, his once handsome face was swollen high, looking like a pig's head, which was quite ridiculous.
What he found even more unacceptable was that it happened in front of so many golden-armored guards in the square.
Such a humiliating disgrace, where can he put his old face now!
"Sixth Brother!"
Seeing Yao Tian's hysterical state, the Seventh Hunting Ancestor Yu Tian couldn't help but frown and scold, "Enough! How long are you going to go crazy here!"
"Enough? Not enough!"
Yao Tian turned around abruptly and glared fiercely at Yu Tian, "You weren't the one who got hit! You weren't the one who lost face! Of course you've had enough!"
He gritted his teeth in hatred, his anger almost bursting from his eyes. "That bastard Lao Ba is only good because Xi taught him half of the 'Ancestral God Technique' back then. Otherwise, what makes him think he can compare to me!"
In fact, even among those at the same level of the Hunting Ancestor, the permissions they can cultivate for the "Ancestral God Technique" are different.
Back then, Xi was almost universally considered the rightful choice for clan leader, so he cultivated the most complete and orthodox "Ancestral God Technique".
Later, Xi voluntarily entered the Eternal Ruins for his wife's sake, which is how the current clan leader Juntian was able to take over.
Apart from the clan leader, among the remaining eight hunting ancestors, only the eighth hunting ancestor, Rongtian, had cultivated the orthodox "Ancestral God Technique." The other hunting ancestors only cultivated simplified versions.
Otherwise, the Sixth Hunter Ancestor believed that he could completely crush the Eighth Hunter Ancestor in every aspect.
"Fine, fine, even if you're right, what's done is done. What's the point of you sulking here?"
Yu Tian frowned deeply. "Are we just going to stand by and watch Lao Ba take that kid under his wing? That kid is Xi Huang's adopted son, and he might have the most complete 'Ancestral God Technique' on him. If Lao Ba gets his hands on it first and gets the complete 'Ancestral God Technique' from that kid, won't he be even more arrogant in the future!"
"He can forget about it!"
Yao was furious and gritted his teeth. "That damned Eighth Brother, dream on! I won't let him get away with this! I'll take this straight to the clan chief and see how he explains himself!"
"no!"
Yu Tian hurriedly said, "If the clan leader finds out, will we still have a share?"
"We don't get any now!"
Yao Tian's eyelids twitched suddenly. "Seventh Sister, you mean?"
"Go find Fourth Brother. He's always been at odds with Eighth Brother, and he's quite ambitious. If we cooperate with him..."
"It makes sense!"
Yao Tian's eyes lit up, and he nodded repeatedly, "That's right, the clan leader is already busy enough, it's not good to bother him with such a small matter, don't you think?"
Yu Tian narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Sixth Brother is absolutely right!" (End of Chapter)