Chapter 319
Luo Feng, the Primordial Envoy of the Qianwu Branch, Showing His First Signs of Talent
The Nine Towers Virtual World.
The Qianwu Branch of the Hongmeng Daoist Temple.
On an island shrouded in pale purple mist, the ethereal silhouette of a palace floats, resembling a celestial palace from mythology.
Inside the magnificent palace, adorned with gold coins.
One by one, the immortal gods, dressed in magnificent robes and exuding a powerful aura, held wine cups in their hands, their faces beaming with joy.
"Zhang Yang, I didn't expect to see you here."
In a corner of the palace, Blanca, dressed in a black dress, looked surprised.
“I never expected that you, Blanca, would be qualified to be invited to a banquet of this caliber.”
Zhang Yang clinked glasses with Blanca and said something with considerable surprise.
These two immortal deities are renowned figures even within the Black Dragon Mountain Star Region.
But even at this extremely high-profile banquet, he was only fit to stand in the corner as a lackey.
"It's just the legacy of our ancestors."
Blanca shook her head.
The Black Dragon Lord still wields considerable influence among the human race.
Blanca was only qualified to attend such a banquet because of the Black Dragon Lord.
"This banquet... is a welcome party for the new Hongmeng Envoy of our Qianwu branch."
"Those who are qualified to participate will at least be granted the title of King and immortality."
Zhang Yang said with great emotion.
He was able to participate because he was an internal member of the Hongmeng Dojo; otherwise, he would never have been qualified to appear on such an occasion.
"The previous 'Venerable Fufeng' was kind and gentle, and rarely paid attention to the affairs of his subordinates. Working under him was a little easier for us."
"I wonder what kind of temper the new 'Venerable Qianyu' will have."
Zhang Yang couldn't help but shake his head.
The Qianwu Branch of the Hongmeng Daoist Temple is a first-level branch, belonging to the highest level of branches. It is governed by a Cosmic Venerable dispatched by the headquarters, who is called the "Hongmeng Envoy".
The Primordial Envoy of the Universe Kingdom's branch, as the highest-ranking member of the branch, is a powerful regional official with immense authority.
It should be noted that in the entire Black Dragon Mountain Starfield, there are nearly a hundred immortal gods of similar status to Zhang Yang in the Hongmeng Dojo.
Looking across the Qianwu Universe Kingdom, there are over 13,000 star fields and millions of immortal gods.
One cosmic venerable one, dozens of immortal kings, tens of thousands of immortal marquises, and millions of ordinary immortal gods.
This terrifying power formed the Qianwu branch of the Hongmeng Daoist Temple.
There are 1311 such branches in the Hongmeng Dojo!
boom!
A terrifying aura spread out.
The millions of ordinary immortals, tens of thousands of marquis-level immortals, and nearly a hundred king-level immortals at the banquet all turned solemn and looked towards the palace entrance.
A figure in a green robe appeared and slowly walked into the palace.
He was not tall, only three or four meters high, but his invisible aura made the millions of immortal gods in the banquet tremble.
"Greetings, King of Qianwu Kingdom."
Millions of immortal gods bowed in unison—what a magnificent sight!
"hehe!"
"Qianyu and I are good friends. I am very happy that he is serving as the Hongmeng Envoy of the Qianwu Branch today."
The ruler of Qianwu Kingdom spoke in a gentle voice, which made everyone feel as if they were bathed in a spring breeze.
This ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom is not the legendary "Lord of Qianwu," but another cosmic venerable being named Venerable Lanren.
Of course, although the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom has changed, this Venerable Lanren is also from the Qianwu royal family and is a descendant of the ruler of Qianwu.
"Qianyu, thank you, King of Qianwu Kingdom."
At this moment, a cold voice rang out, causing everyone present to tremble involuntarily.
If Venerable Lanren's voice is like a gentle breeze, then Venerable Qianyu's voice is a sharp sword.
"I have met the Hongmeng Envoy."
Millions of immortal gods bowed once more.
brush!
In the sky, two blurry figures, one in blue and one in red, nodded slightly to each other.
"Bixue, congratulations."
Venerable Lanren said with a smile.
“I originally thought that with my talent, becoming a Universal Venerable would be a natural outcome.”
"But I never imagined that it would take a billion years to take this step."
Venerable Qianyu shook his head, his expression filled with emotion.
Back in the day, he was a renowned super immortal among the human race, whose very name instilled fear in billions of alien races.
"The path of cultivation is not so easy."
Venerable Lanren shook his head and said, "Combat strength is combat strength, and potential is potential... High combat strength does not necessarily mean high potential. Blindly pursuing combat strength while neglecting the most basic cultivation is actually putting the cart before the horse."
Venerable Qianyu nodded.
The Hongmeng Dojo, with its various special techniques and treasures, has created many powerful super immortals.
These immortals can unleash the power of cosmic sages at any moment, each one of them is extremely heaven-defying.
However, these incredibly powerful immortals may not all be able to break through to the level of a Universe Venerable.
"External things are external things, and the self is the self."
"It's not that external things aren't important, but all external things are for the sake of one's own spiritual cultivation."
Venerable Qianyu nodded and said.
"It's good that you understand this."
Lanren Venerable smiled and said, "For the next hundred billion years, you will be the Hongmeng Envoy of the Qianwu Branch, and I will be the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom. We two must cooperate well."
Judging from his tone, Venerable Lanren was quite polite.
In fact, in terms of strength and aptitude, Venerable Lanren is still above Venerable Qianyu.
After all, a billion years ago, Venerable Lanren was already a Universe Venerable. No one knows how strong he is now. Even if he hasn't reached the level of a Universe Overlord, he won't be too far off. Venerable Qianyu, on the other hand, is just a newly promoted Universe Venerable.
In terms of background, the two are quite similar.
Lanren Venerable has the backing of the Qianwu Kingdom's ruler, but Qianyu Venerable is also a direct disciple of the Black Dragon Lord.
However, in terms of authority, the Hongmeng Envoy's power far surpasses that of the Qianwu Kingdom's ruler.
However, the Hongmeng Envoy changes every 10 billion years to a new Universe Venerable, and if nothing unexpected happens, the ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom will be Venerable Lanren for a very long time to come.
"Alright, enough with the small talk."
"We've kept the people downstairs waiting. Let's go in."
Venerable Qianyu said with a smile.
"nature."
"Let's drink until we drop to our hearts' content!"
Venerable Lanren laughed heartily and walked into the palace side by side with Venerable Qianyu.
"Whoo~"
"The two Venerable Ones have finally gone inside. The aura they exuded just now... was terrifying!"
Zhang Yang, who had been keeping his head down, thought to himself.
"I wonder what those two important figures are talking about."
Blanca muttered to herself.
The exchange between the two cosmic venerables was deliberately kept quiet so that those below could not hear it.
"Let's eat something first."
"The banquets at this level are all top-notch; I usually can't bear to eat them."
Zhang Yang, his eyes shining, grabbed Blanca and said.
Although it was in a virtual world, the various delicacies at this banquet were rarely seen in the real world.
……
Time flies.
This grand banquet, of extremely high caliber, lasted for three whole months before it ended.
"Zhang Yang, I'll go first."
Blanca said hello and left, satisfied.
Zhang Yang nodded, and was about to leave the Nine Towers Realm as well, when a rough voice rang out behind him.
"Zhang Yang?"
A giant with three heads and six arms, a body as tall as a small mountain, and exuding an aura of immortality as a king walked over.
Upon seeing this, Zhang Yang's eyelids twitched slightly, and he immediately felt nervous.
"Is this the Giant Spirit King? What does he want with me?"
Zhang Yang was very uneasy. The Giant Spirit King was the Minister of the Martial Arts Department of the Qianwu Branch, possessing invincible strength to be crowned a king, and his status was second only to the Hongmeng Envoy.
Normally, someone like Zhang Yang wouldn't even give him a second glance, but now he's taken the initiative to come to him.
In an instant, Zhang Yang recalled everything he had done in the last hundred million years.
He concluded that he had no connection with the Giant Spirit King.
"Greetings, Giant Spirit King."
Zhang Yang quickly bowed and said.
"Come with me, the Hongmeng Envoy wishes to see you."
The Giant Spirit King glanced at Zhang Yang and said calmly.
"Hongmeng Envoy?"
Zhang Yang was stunned and stood frozen in place.
Be nice!
A dignified being of the universe actually requested to see me?
At this moment, the Giant Spirit King was also sizing up Zhang Yang, and many thoughts flashed through his mind.
"I never expected that a mere ordinary immortal would have such a background, actually knowing the Hongmeng Envoy!"
The Giant Spirit King wondered to himself.
"okay."
"Don't keep the Hongmeng Envoy waiting any longer."
Seeing that Zhang Yang hadn't moved, the Giant Spirit King couldn't help but remind him.
"Yes Yes."
Zhang Yang nodded quickly and, led by the Giant Spirit King, walked towards the interior of the palace.
At the banquet just now, as an ordinary immortal, he was at most in the most peripheral corner.
As we walked along, passing through the areas where we were granted the titles of Marquis and King, the decorations and the food on the tables were many times more luxurious.
"You're Zhang Yang?"
When Zhang Yang entered a palace, he found a young man in blood-red armor staring at him.
"Your subordinate pays respects to Envoy Hongmeng!"
Zhang Yang was in a hurry and quickly bowed.
"Ah."
Venerable Qianyu gazed at Zhang Yang without saying a word, only nodding slightly.
As the Black Dragon Lord's personal disciple, he also received some instructions from the Black Dragon, who said to pay extra attention to the planet Qiulong Star.
Although he didn't know why the Black Dragon would say that, the Lord of the Universe must have his reasons, so Venerable Qianyu naturally dared not be careless.
He personally summoned Zhang Yang, mainly to learn about Qiu Longxing's situation.
"strangeness."
"No matter how you look at it, Qiulong Star is a very ordinary planet with life."
After asking some questions, Venerable Qianyu couldn't help but feel puzzled.
"Sir, is there any other question?"
Zhang Yang stood aside, asking nervously.
"Alright, it's nothing."
Venerable Qianyu waved his hand casually and said, "The Hongmeng Grand Competition is in ten years. Go back and prepare well."
"As ordered."
Zhang Yang nodded, his heart filled with excitement.
Although Venerable Qianyu only mentioned it casually, he did feel the importance that the higher-ups placed on him.
"I must perform well in this competition!"
"Who knows, the Hongmeng Envoy might take a liking to my abilities and transfer me directly to the Qianwu branch?"
Zhang Yang thought to himself with a smug satisfaction.
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Qiulongxing.
Even after Zhang Yang's consciousness withdrew from the Nine Towers Realm, his heart was still filled with boundless pride.
"This competition has been going on for three months and is almost over. I wonder what the result will be."
Zhang Yang thought to himself.
This martial arts competition at the Qiulong Star branch was something he impulsively decided upon, so it wasn't very large and was almost over in just three months.
"Sir, you wanted to see me."
Then, an elderly man in a gray robe, a realm lord, strode in.
"Zhang Ke, how did the competition go?"
Zhang Yang asked casually.
"Your Honor."
The realm master named Zhang Ke smiled slightly and said, "In this grand competition, my Qiulong Star branch has selected a total of 336 geniuses in their respective fields."
"336?"
Zhang Yang nodded and said, "That's right, there are several dozen more than last year."
However, he quickly shook his head and continued to ask, "Are there any geniuses who have crossed the threshold of the laws?"
"This……"
Zhang Ke's expression froze for a moment, then he said with a wry smile, "Sir, such a genius only appears once every epoch in our Qiulong Star branch. How can we find one so easily?"
The Hongmeng Grand Competition is held every three thousand years, and every era consists of three Hongmeng Grand Competitions.
In the past, there were only a few hundred geniuses who crossed the threshold of the laws in the entire Qianwu Universe Kingdom over an entire era.
"Too."
Zhang Yang felt a little regretful.
No matter how many geniuses there are in a field, it's useless if there aren't any geniuses who can cross the threshold of the laws.
After all, the minimum requirement for those who are ultimately qualified to enter the Hongmeng Dojo headquarters is to cross the threshold of the laws.
"grown ups."
Zhang Ke hesitated for a moment, then said, "However, I think these geniuses have quite a bit of potential in this competition."
"Oh?"
Zhang Yang's eyes lit up, and he said, "Tell me about it."
Zhang Ke nodded, waved his hand, and a battle scene automatically played in the void.
"Please take a look, my lord."
Zhang Yang said with a smile, "This battle is the final of this grand competition."
on the screen.
A black-haired youth stood on a golden shuttle-shaped telekinetic weapon, with streaks of golden light flying out behind him, like shooting stars descending to earth.
On the other side was a giant young man wielding a large sword, his feet planted firmly on the ground, his eyes blazing with boundless fighting spirit.
"Not bad, not bad."
Zhang Yang nodded and said, "This mentalist is only at the sixth level of the Metal Domain. Although he relied on the advantage of his weapon, it is still quite remarkable that he was able to defeat someone at the seventh level of the Domain."
This is a combat-type genius!
"but."
Zhang Yang shook his head and said, "No matter how strong your combat skills are, the laws are the foundation. Without crossing the threshold of the laws, you can't compete with the geniuses in the universe."
From the perspective of an immortal god, it was almost impossible for him to go from the sixth level of the Domain to the threshold of the Law within ten years.
"grown ups."
"What if I told you that he was only at the fourth level of the Domain Realm three months ago?"
Zhang Ke said with a smile.
"what!"
Zhang Yang jumped to his feet, saying incredulously, "You mean, you broke through two realms in three months?"
"Yes."
Zhang Ke nodded and said, "Furthermore, I suspect that this genius named 'Luo Feng' has a powerful background and should have a very strong teacher, coming from a reclusive family or force."
Over the past three months, he had secretly investigated Luo Feng's background.
However, even with the power of a realm lord like Zhang Ke, and by using the influence of the Hongmeng Daoist Temple to investigate, he couldn't find anything!
"A hidden force?"
"That's quite possible."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Yang nodded noncommittally.
Black Dragon Mountain Starfield is, after all, the headquarters of the Hongmeng Daoist Temple, and countless powerful and ancient forces live in seclusion here.
For example, the Black Dragon Clan, to which Blanca belongs, is one of the families of the rulers of the universe. (End of Chapter)