Chapter 301
Ten thousand years later, the Hongmeng Decree ends, and everyone has their own destiny.
Time flies by like a fleeting moment.
Since the Hongmeng Conference ended, many of the super experts in the Hongmeng Dojo have gone into seclusion to seriously study the inherited secret techniques obtained in the Hongmeng Space.
Although the Hongmeng Conference had already determined the strategic policy of "shaking the demon ancestor" against the demon race.
However, assassinating the strongest being in the universe is not so easy.
Every strongest being in the universe is one of the most powerful figures among billions of races. To assassinate them, one must go through a long period of planning and scheming, and then rely on favorable timing, location, and human factors to have any chance of success.
There is a considerable period of time between defining the plan and implementing it.
During this time, everyone is putting in their best effort to improve their strength.
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Extraterritorial battlefield.
The seventh battlefield, Barracks Base No. 091.
A streak of blue light streaked across the sky and landed on the cold alloy ground of the base.
The spaceship hatch opened, and a tall figure slowly walked out.
He had an arrogant face, wore silver armor, carried nine divine swords on his back, and his eyes were as sharp as sword energy.
"Welcome back to the barracks base, Venerable Ten Thousand Swords."
A pleasant voice rang in my ears.
"Unbeknownst to us, 100,000 years have passed."
"This time, the Hongmeng Order... is finally over."
Looking at the familiar scene around him, a hint of emotion flashed in the eyes of Venerable Wanjian.
Ten thousand years ago, he was ordered to go to the outer battlefield with two other immortal kings to kill the Venerable Buyu.
I thought this was just an ordinary task.
Unexpectedly, the death of Venerable Buyu triggered a chain reaction, quickly sparking an epic battle that affected the four top races and millions of races across the universe.
With the emergence of the Hongmeng Token, many immortal powerhouses from the Hongmeng Dojo emerged from seclusion, plunging the extraterrestrial battlefield into chaos.
For a time, the ferocity of the battles on the foreign battlefields was unparalleled in history, surpassing even the most intense decisive battles.
The number of immortal kings who perished is probably in the hundreds of thousands.
The number of fallen cosmic venerables is estimated to be over a thousand.
What is this concept?
Only 100,000 years have passed since the creation of the Hongmeng Order.
This is equivalent to the fall of a king every year, and the fall of a cosmic venerable one every hundred years.
For ordinary people, a year can be a rather long unit of time.
However, for these deities who have existed for hundreds of millions of years, a year may be equivalent to a minute, or even a second.
The entire human race has only about 100,000 kings and a few thousand cosmic venerables.
In other words, over the past 100,000 years, the extraterrestrial battlefield has seen the fall of an equivalent number of top-tier immortal kings and cosmic venerables.
As for those who are granted the title of King and immortality, the deaths and injuries are actually not so bad.
After all, the reason why the immortal kings were able to risk their lives to join the extraterritorial battlefield was because the four top clans had all given their prior assurances that anyone who fell would be resurrected.
As for the immortality of being granted a title of nobility or the immortality of being a military leader?
Unless someone possesses exceptionally extraordinary talent or an extremely powerful background, they are generally not resurrected.
It's such a waste that the Lord of the Universe had to resurrect the Marquis and the Military Lord to immortality.
The resources consumed would be less than those used to cultivate a new immortal being.
Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
Just as Venerable Wanjian was sighing, several more multicolored streaks of light fell from the sky, each exuding an incomparably powerful aura.
He knew that several more "fellow Daoists" from the Hongmeng Daoist Temple had returned home.
With the end of the Hongmeng Order, there's no longer any need for these beings to fight on the extraterritorial battlefield.
"Greetings, Venerable One."
"Greetings, Venerable Ten Thousand Swords."
These immortal deities all bowed respectfully upon seeing Venerable Wan Jian.
They were all wearing uniform armor, which looked like it was made of branches and tree roots, with ancient and mysterious patterns engraved on its surface.
"Ah."
Venerable Wan Jian nodded slightly, glanced around casually, and found that none of these immortals were ranked in the top 1,000 of the Earth Ranking, so he lost interest in continuing the conversation.
The Earth Ranking is a list that measures the immortal gods of the Hongmeng Daoist Temple, and only the top 10,000 are included.
Generally speaking, those ranked around 5,000th on the Earthly Ranking possess strength that makes them invincible in the outside world.
However, those who are ranked in the top 1,000 on the Earth Ranking probably have the best chance of truly breaking through to the level of a Universe Venerable.
"At the Immortal God stage, most of the increase in strength depends on external objects."
"Whether it's plant life or precious treasures... they don't really mean much to the cosmic venerables."
The Venerable Swordsman was filled with emotion.
He only came to this realization after breaking through to the level of a Cosmic Venerable.
Many treasures that are extremely valuable during the Immortal King stage are not so important in the eyes of the Cosmic Venerable.
These immortal kings before him...
Since they can afford to exchange for the [Highland Set], they obviously possess the strength to become invincible kings.
However, in the eyes of a cosmic sage, the [Highland Set] is probably not even as valuable as an ordinary treasure.
"For us powerful individuals, what truly matters is the level of life genes and the level of secret techniques."
A hint of emotion flashed in the eyes of Venerable Wanjian.
Ten thousand years ago, he was still an immortal king with unparalleled combat power, ranking among the top three on the Earth Ranking. How glorious he was!
At that time, he thought that with his talent and comprehension, he could still make rapid progress even if he broke through to the level of a Universe Venerable.
However, after he actually broke through, he realized that cultivation was not as simple as he had imagined.
Among the cosmic venerables of the Hongmeng Daoist Temple, he doesn't even rank in the top three hundred!
It should be noted that the Hongmeng Dojo currently has more than 7,500 King-level Immortals and 492 Universe Venerables.
He was the dignified Venerable of Ten Thousand Swords, once ranked among the top three on the Earth Ranking, and a monstrous genius who had killed a Universe Venerable during the Immortal King stage. Yet, he was considered the bottom of the list at the Hongmeng Dojo.
Actually, it's not that Venerable Wan Jian is too weak, but rather that the Universe Venerable of the Hongmeng Dojo is too strong.
In other words, which one of those who could cultivate to the level of a Universe Venerable was not a peerless genius in the past?
We all have similar talents, and I've been training for longer than you, so why am I weaker than you?
There is a limit to what genius can achieve.
A genius among immortals might be just a nobody among cosmic venerables.
Even among the most brilliant beings in the universe, the greatest genius may not ultimately be able to break through to the level of a master of the universe.
In this world, only a very small number of people can remain "geniuses" forever.
Since the Venerable Ten Thousand Swords was once ranked among the top three on the Earthly Ranking, his talent was naturally not bad.
However, if he cannot adjust his mindset and thinks that once he reaches the stage of the Universe Venerable, he can still crush everything as before, then he will suffer a great loss sooner or later.
It's good for strong people to have pride.
But the most important thing is to be down-to-earth and calm down to cultivate.
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Hongmeng Space-Time.
The Treasure Refining Star, one of the 10081 stars.
The Venerable Swordsman, clad in silver-white armor, strode steadily into a magnificent temple.
Drop~drop~drop~
Inside the main hall, several invisible beams of light swept across and converged into a virtual panel.
Name: Zhang Ziqiang
[Accumulated Merits: 5 Major Merits, 824 Minor Merits]
[Remaining battle merits: 2 major merits, 159 minor merits]
[Rank: 319] Venerable Wan Jian glanced at it, his expression calm.
Hongmeng Order battle achievements...
Each kill of a King-level Immortal grants one minor merit.
Each slaying of a Cosmic Venerable is counted as a great merit;
One thousand small merits can be converted into one great merit.
The five major merits and eight hundred and twenty-four minor merits are equivalent to the Ten Thousand Swords Venerable killing a total of five Universe Venerables and more than eight hundred King-level Immortals in the extraterrestrial battlefield.
Of course, the battles in which he killed several Universe Venerables over the past 100,000 years were actually fought in collaboration with other powerful figures, so some of the battle merits were shared among him.
In reality, there were probably no fewer than a dozen Universe Venerables who died at the hands of the Ten Thousand Swords Venerable.
"Venerable Swordsman, what would you like to exchange for?"
A gentle voice sounded.
The Venerable Swordsman ignored the voice, his gaze drifting over a list in the void.
Battle Merit Ranking!
With the emergence of the Hongmeng Token this time, the strong members of the Hongmeng Dojo can not only exchange their battle merits for treasures, but also receive a reward based on their final ranking.
The top three will receive ten Treasure Points;
The top ten will receive three Treasure Points;
The top 100 will receive one Treasure Point;
The top 1,000 will receive 1,000 Treasure Points.
This reward is undeniably generous, which is why the competition for ranking on the battle merit list has been extremely fierce over the past 100,000 years.
Soon, Venerable Wan Jian found several very familiar names.
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221st place... the Azure Blood Venerable
339th... Venerable Li Tang
412th place... Venerable Fulong
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"Unexpectedly, after breaking through to the Universe Venerable, it was actually the Azure Blood Venerable who surpassed him."
A strange light flashed in Wan Jianzun's eyes.
The emergence of the Hongmeng Token was a great opportunity for the powerful figures of the Hongmeng Daoist Temple in this era.
Over the past 100,000 years, many who have been granted the title of King and Immortal have broken through to become Universe Venerables.
Upon careful calculation, there are a total of thirty Universal Venerables.
Without exception, all of these breakthrough cosmic venerables were once among the top 1,000 strongest individuals on the Earth Ranking.
However, among these thousand people, the probability of breaking through to the Universe Venerable level has little to do with their ranking.
The person ranked last, number 802 on the Earthly Ranking, still managed to break through to the Universe Venerable level.
In contrast, some of the top ten super immortals on the Earth Ranking back then are still stuck at the King Immortal level.
"No wonder, a high-ranking member of the Hongmeng Dojo once said that the top three thousand on the Earth Ranking... are actually no different in essence."
The Venerable Swordsman couldn't help but smile bitterly.
He only realized this now.
"System, please open the Arcane Arts section."
The Venerable of Ten Thousand Swords said calmly.
brush!
Suddenly, the large screen in the void flashed, and the names of many famous secret techniques from the universe appeared.
"There are still 2 major merits and 159 minor merits left. I need to use them up before the Hongmeng Token expires."
The gaze of the Venerable Swordsman wandered across the virtual screen.
He already has no shortage of valuable treasures.
He has the top-tier treasure set "Nine Nether Sword" for offense and the top-tier treasure armor "Yellow Spring Robe" for defense, both of which he obtained from the Primordial Chaos Token over the past 100,000 years.
One for offense and one for defense; the quantity isn't large, but it's more than enough.
Therefore, the Venerable Ten Thousand Swords mainly used the remaining battle merits to exchange for secret techniques.
"Purple Sun Body Refining Technique, two hundred minor merits, I'll buy it!"
"Ancient Ruins Forging Divine Technique, 200 minor merits, I'll buy it!"
With a gritted tooth, Venerable Wanjian lost four hundred minor merits.
These two secret techniques... the former cultivates divine power amplitude, and the latter cultivates soul amplitude; both are extremely precious secret techniques in the universe.
Although Venerable Wanjian had already cultivated the Purple Sun Body Refining Technique to the fifth level, he had never had the money to buy the complete book. This time, he finally got to buy it all at once.
After all, for anyone who wants to break through to the level of the Lord of the Universe and cultivate the two secret techniques to perfection, it is almost an inevitable path for every powerful figure in the Hongmeng Daoist Temple.
"The Daoist Scripture of Time and Space?"
"Hiss~ What kind of secret technique requires 1,400 minor merits!"
The Venerable Swordsman's gaze faltered slightly, and then he couldn't help but gasp.
One thousand fourteen hundred minor merits, if placed in this Primordial Chaos Token, could be exchanged for a top-tier treasure.
This price would be considered normal for a treasure.
But... secret techniques are rarely this expensive.
After all, secret techniques can be copied infinitely, so they can be expensive or cheap.
The Hongmeng Dojo sets a price for secret techniques not because it really wants to make money, but because it doesn't want those powerful people to gain without effort.
"It's expensive, there must be a reason for it!"
"Since the higher-ups at the Hongmeng Dojo have set such a high price for the 'Time and Space Dao Scripture,' it must be worth the price!"
The Venerable Swordsman hardened his heart and thought.
The Time-Space Dao Scripture—just the name itself suggests something extraordinary.
Ordinary secret methods, or secret texts, or secret techniques rarely end with the words "Taoist scriptures".
"Buy it, buy it."
The Venerable Swordsman cried out in his heart.
Although the price was high, he had a feeling that this "Time and Space Dao Scripture" was definitely worth more than its price.
In fact, the reason why Venerable Wan Jian suffered was that he did not have a master of the universe as his teacher.
Otherwise, his teacher would have made him exchange for the "Time and Space Dao Scripture" immediately, even if it meant selling everything he owned.
Of course, this was also due to Wan Jianzun's bad luck.
Logically speaking, given the talent of the Ten Thousand Swords Venerable, there is still a considerable probability that he would be accepted as a disciple by a top-tier cosmic overlord or cosmic master.
However, the problem is that recently, the senior members of the Hongmeng Dojo have all gone into seclusion and have no time to take on disciples.
In the end, Venerable Wanjian hardened his heart and bought the "Time and Space Dao Scripture".
The three secret techniques total 1,800 minor merits.
As for the remaining three hundred or so minor merits, which could not be exchanged for anything, they were all exchanged for treasure points.
Half an hour later.
As Wan Jianzun walked out of the temple hall, he felt a sense of lightness throughout his body, as if he had finally been liberated after struggling for 100,000 years.
"The emergence of the Hongmeng Order is indeed a great opportunity for us."
A smile appeared on the lips of Venerable Ten Thousand Swords.
Over these 100,000 years, he acquired the top-tier treasure set "Nine Nether Sword", the top-tier treasure "Yellow Spring Robe", three secret techniques, and 1,030 treasure points.
The top-tier treasure set "Nine Nether Swords" would require at least 1,200 treasure points to redeem in the Primordial Treasure Vault.
The top-tier treasure, "Yellow Spring Robe," costs approximately 150 treasure points.
In total, he earned at least two thousand treasure points!
Normally, how could a cosmic venerable make so much money in just ten epochs while wandering the universe?
"Unfortunately, the emergence of the Hongmeng Order is an opportunity that can only be encountered by chance."
The Venerable Swordsman shook his head, then transformed into a streak of light and fled towards the Ancient Origin Star.
Next, he will go into seclusion in the "Five Elements Secret Realm". (End of this chapter)