Swallowed Star 2: Land of Origin

At the border of the Flame Wind Ancient Country, Xiangjie City.

In a quiet room of the Garrison Mansion, Luo Feng sat cross-legged with a jug in his hand, taking a sip. The jug contained the 'Shengbing Precious Medicine', a cultivation aid he had purchased, made from Godly King Exotic Beast Materials. After consuming it, Luo Feng felt his soul become much cooler and clearer.

"It's worthy of being a special grade inheritance." Luo Feng had spent tens of thousands of days to superficially research this special grade inheritance "World Life Form."

"Simply the guidance within the inheritance makes these 30 Reward Points very worthwhile."

This inheritance was created by an old friend of Yuan!

The creator's strength was too high, far surpassing the creators of "Eight Tribulations Life Form" and "Extermination of Seventy-Two Blades." Just a few words within the inheritance made Luo Feng realize some key points on the path of cultivation.

"Life within the Braided Cage has the Origin Great Dao as a reference, so the difficulty of cultivation is relatively low."

"But outside the Braided Cage, cultivation is like groping in the dark, blazing one's own trail. The difficulty of cultivation is unknowably higher."

"Therefore, from a negligible state, one must enhance one's wisdom."

"Any aspect of a cultivator can be enhanced! Physical body, movement technique, wisdom, insight, soul, will... There are ways to cultivate all aspects, but insight is the most ethereal among them."

Luo Feng quite agreed with this point.

Insight is very ethereal. Among countless cultivators, it's generally augmented by consuming rarities like the Primordial Crystal Spirit Fruit, which nourishes the soul, and to a certain extent, can be considered an improvement in insight.

Or when the spiritual will becomes strong! Once the spiritual will strengthens, insight indeed improves.

Or by specifically cultivating the soul. The path of the soul is the toughest path, but a fundamental improvement of the soul's essence indeed brings about an elevation in insight.

Or if the physical body becomes extremely strong, it will nourish the soul, and make thinking more swift, which is also helpful to insight.

But these are all indirect methods!

"How far one can journey on the Great Dao, insight is fundamental."

"How to improve insight?"

"I have a method: use the intricacies of a lower realm to create high-level secret techniques."

Luo Feng also fully understood the creator's thoughts.

For example, the Trinity Form. If one intuits the six branches of the Great Dao of Life Origin and uses the complete six branches… one could easily create the Trinity Form without any difficulty.

But if one attempts to create the Trinity Secret Technique with merely the intricacies of the Pinnacle of Primal Chaos Realm, the difficulty skyrockets immediately. This process of trial can gradually lead to a slow elevation in insight.

"According to the teachings of the creator of the inheritance, in cultivation, one should not deliberately pursue breakthroughs."

"One should continuously attempt to create high-level secret techniques from a lower realm state. Create one, two, five, ten! When accumulated to a profound depth, even without deliberate breakthroughs, one day it will naturally happen."

"In the cultivation at the Godly King Tier, there is clear guidance from the Origin Great Dao! It is the best opportunity to refine one's insight."

"Once one surpasses the Godly King level, one is forced to grope in the dark."

"Many cultivators are used to having the guidance of the Great Dao. Suddenly groping in the darkness, progress becomes difficult. Not to mention completely jumping out of the Braided Cage."

This expansive inheritance opened Luo Feng's horizons.

Luo Feng's mindset had changed; previously, he indulged in the Primordial Crystal Spirit Fruit, always yearning to master a branch of the Great Dao and breakthrough in realm.

Now it seems, what's crucial is to train the ability to grope in the dark, to train insight. The breakthrough of the Great Dao realm is naturally occurring.

"My cultivation progress is already swift, there's no need to rush."

"I'll try, with Primal Chaos Layer Dao intricacies, to create Godly King level secret techniques." Luo Feng thought, those who manage to create secret techniques and achieve transcending the Primal Chaos Realm are such mighty beings.

Luo Feng's Trinity Form was a Godly King level secret technique. But he had only created one so far.

"I can also research materials from Primordial Bloodline creatures, study their life forms." Instantly, an avatar of Luo Feng, through the subdued world's entrance, headed to that subdued world.

...

This world under garrison, named Xiangjie, teemed with lifeforms of Primordial Bloodlines at the Primal Chaos Layer.

Primal Chaos Realm strength signified that Primordial Bloodlines were already at their thinnest! If they degraded further, they would begin to lose the characteristics of a Primordial Bloodline.

"Huff, huff, huff~~~" A colossal creature resembling a rock sculpture lay prostrate, its breath causing storms. Its body sleek, its immense cloven hooves rested there, with its head pillowed atop them.

Suddenly, a man in black appeared nearby.

The colossal creature suddenly opened its eyes and gazed at Luo Feng with its yellow pupils.

"A cultivator?" The colossal creature looked at Luo Feng with wariness and hostility, "What are you doing in our world? Get lost pronto!"

Throughout its years of growth, it had often seen cultivators enter this world; occasionally, some Primordial Bloodline creatures were taken away, never to return.

"Boom!"

Luo Feng extended his hand, and a billion Black Rivers surged out, forming into a gigantic palm that clutched the colossal creature's neck.

He then lifted the vast creature into the air.

"Let go of me, let go!" The colossal creature was in a panic, looking at Luo Feng, "Are you taking me away? I know, you cultivators always take away a batch of Primordial Bloodline creatures, those taken away... they all died, haven't they?"

Indeed, that was the case.

The Primordial Bloodline creatures taken away would have their bloodlines refined again and again, until they perished completely. They were bred and cultivated with the sole purpose of refining 'diluted versions of Primordial Bloodlines.'

"I need to select some Primordial Bloodline creatures to take away." Luo Feng's gargantuan Black River palm still clutching the creature's neck, said leisurely, "However, as long as you give me some of your body materials, I can spare you."

"Give some materials and you'll let me go?" The colossal creature being held by the neck, feeling the stark difference in strength that left it powerless against Luo Feng.

Even in Xiangjie, the most perfect Primordial Bloodline creatures of the Primal Chaos Layer could, by instinct, only contend with ordinary Godly Kings. Still, they were no match for Luo Feng at that moment.

"Yes, some materials. You must ensure not to destroy these materials with a mere thought. If you destroy the materials, I'll have no choice but to take you with me," Luo Feng said.

The Flame Wind Ancient Country will have envoys to guide the creatures.

But these creatures with Primordial Bloodline can never discern whether they are the envoys themselves.

In their eyes… all beings from outside their world are Cultivators.

"Okay, I'll give it to you." The massive creature, facing the insurmountable gap in strength and without any resistance, willingly bowed its head.

"Very good." Luo Feng nodded in satisfaction, "I'll select some materials."

According to Luo Feng's request, a claw blade, a piece of skin membrane, a small segment of bone, some blood… Although there were many types, the amounts added up to be very minimal.

The massive creature could fully recover in just a few breaths' time.

"Just for such a tiny amount of materials you'll let me go?" It secretly felt fortunate.

Luo Feng then regularly began collecting small amounts of materials within the garrisoned world. As far as the Flame Wind Ancient Country was concerned, as long as these creatures with Primordial Bloodline were not killed, and the extraction of the 'Primordial Bloodline' wasn't delayed, they wouldn't care how brutally they were beaten.

Luo Feng might deceive, beat, or even directly capture them into the Star Tower!

Capturing one creature into the Star Tower also struck fear into the other creatures with Primordial Bloodlines in that world, making them more compliant in handing over their materials.

Of course, Luo Feng would encounter some obstinate creatures that, no matter how much they suffer, would not bow their heads and refuse to let Luo Feng study even a single drop of their blood.

In that case, Luo Feng could only keep them imprisoned within the Star Tower indefinitely, which also served to maintain his 'infamy' in this world, letting other creatures with Primordial Bloodlines know that refusal to comply with demands for materials would result in being taken away.

Of course…

If one day the envoys from the Flame Wind Ancient Country came to inspect, Luo Feng would simply release the imprisoned creatures back into the world.

As Luo Feng understood, envoys from the Flame Wind Ancient Country would typically only come to inspect once every thousand eras or even more seldom.

******

Time flew swiftly for Cultivators immersed in cultivation and research; era after era relentlessly passed by.

The outside world believed that Luo He, who, by creating his own Secret Technique, became the first to transcend the Primal Chaos Realm, with his strength, would likely stir up some trouble to garner sufficient benefits for himself.

To their surprise…

Luo He became very low-key.

He no longer took on any missions, didn't get involved in any conflicts, and even in Huyang City, Xiangjie City, and Chu Capital, few Cultivators were ever able to meet Luo He.

In the blink of an eye, Luo Feng had been the Garrison Commander of Xiangjie City for a hundred eras.

…

In the Thunder Ancient Country, Zuoshan City, this city belongs to Zuo Shanjin, the newly emerged transcendent of the Primal Chaos Realm from the Thunder Ancient Country.

As Zuo Shanjin had fully joined the Flame Wind Ancient Country and transcended the Primal Chaos Realm, he was naturally granted a city.

"Primordial Bloodline truly holds countless secrets." Mountain sitting guest sat in a Quiet Room, appearing unremarkable as ever, his aura fully withdrawn, "Primordial Bloodline is like the most perfect Weapon Secret Treasure, filled with endless mysteries of the Great Dao."

Mountain sitting guest was also constantly studying the make-up of the Primordial Bloodline, exploring the mysteries of the Great Dao within it.

As he uncovered the potential of the bloodline, his mastery steadily improved, naturally reaching the transcendence of the Primal Chaos Realm.

For normal Cultivators, transitioning to cultivate the Primordial Bloodline would bring about a metamorphosis in their strength.

"The weak Primordial Bloodline that I have come in contact with, even its remnants of Spiritual Will, are somewhat troublesome," the eyes of Mountain sitting guest faintly glowed red before he suppressed it, "This will can be suppressed but can't be eradicated."

The remnant Spiritual Will, too high in stature.

"Hmm?"

Mountain sitting guest suddenly flipped his hand and produced a circular token.

"This is the latest intelligence from the Master of the Shi Kingdom." A piece of information suddenly came through.

Mountain sitting guest's nemesis, led by the three Monarchs of the Shi Kingdom with the 'Emperor of Tian Kun' at the forefront, is also the true ruler of the Shi Kingdom.

In Mountain sitting guest's view, his disciple Luo Feng's talent was terrifyingly brilliant, and the other two monarchs pose little threat and would not be difficult to remove in the future. However, the leading 'Emperor of Tian Kun' was more troubling.

After all, the Emperor of Tian Kun was a Second Realm Godly King! Even an Emperor-tier figure wouldn't dare to claim they could completely kill him.

His hatred ran deep into his soul; his kin, his wife were all too weak, lacking the ability to perform the Reincarnation Secret Art and doomed to be completely dead. He naturally yearned to completely kill his enemy.

"The Master of the Shi Kingdom has allied with many friends, ambushing the Monarch of Yu Country in the secret place 'Tianhe,' forcing the Monarch of Yu Country to venture into the depths of Tianhe. The Monarch of Yu Country is in danger of having his True Body fall."

This piece of intelligence slightly changed Mountain sitting guest's expression.

The Master of the Shi Kingdom and the Monarch of Yu Country had always been at great odds! This time, the Monarch of Yu Country really suffered a heavy blow.

"The Monarch of Yu Country also transitioned to cultivate Primordial Bloodline; countless resources have been poured into his body. If his True Body perishes… his strength will be greatly diminished in a short time," thought Mountain sitting guest.

The Monarch of Yu Country, if dead, wouldn't truly be gone. But without the True Body and relying on a revival host to recover, he would need to buy a new Primordial Bloodline and new resources to cultivate again.

"The situation between the Shi Kingdom and the Yu Kingdom could completely change." Mountain sitting guest was somewhat anxious, "Judging by many actions of the Master of the Shi Kingdom, he must have joined a powerful force, enabling him to repeatedly and quietly gather several Godly King Second Realm beings to strike together silently."

"Strong in his own right, with quick assistance from companions."

The more information the Mountain sitting guest collected, the more he understood the difficulty of seeking vengeance.

"I wonder how my disciple is doing now." Mountain sitting guest knew that relying on himself, there was no hope. Reaching an invincible level in the First Realm of Godly King with the help of the Primordial Bloodline was already quite an accomplishment.

But that level was still weaker as compared to the Emperor of Tian Kun. Not to mention entirely exterminating him.

His only hope lay with his disciple.

"My disciple, with a universe so vast, a godly body so tremendous, has surpassed the history of the Land of Origin! He was able to master the Lie Yuan Technique at a young age. After several decades in the Land of Origin, he is now the first transcendence of the Primal Chaos Realm."

"However, over the last hundred eras, there has been little information about him." Mountain sitting guest was also not very clear on Luo Feng's situation, and he had not planned to meet and acknowledge Luo Feng.

In his plan, he would only recognize his disciple when Luo Feng's strength was at least comparable to the Emperor of Tian Kun.