Swallowed Star 2: Land of Origin

"He died before he even reached Huyang City?" Chairman Zan Yun pondered, "Where he died and why, I have no idea. This must be reported immediately!"

He dared not hesitate. With a thought, a small cosmos descended. Clouds swirled around Sky Cloud Tower, naturally concealing the entire top floor.

When eternal true gods invoke 'A Thought Generates the Universe,' most do so without stirring a ripple, even merging the descending cosmic scene naturally into the heavens and earth, thereby completely controlling the surrounding area.

Without delay, Chairman Zan Yun rose, giving reverence as he employed a secret technique. A speck of blood-red flame spontaneously sprang into existence, exuding an aura of disaster and darkness.

"Marquis," Chairman Zan Yun said with respect, "just now, my transmission token lost all contact with Hei Duomo."

"His life token has shattered; he's indeed dead." The blood-red flame slowly emitted a disaster's aura, "He died right after arriving at Huyang City. Was it an expert sent by Yu Kingdom? Or one sent by the Marquis of Jiu Jiang?"

Shi Kingdom eyed the surrounding divine kingdoms predatorily, so naturally, its relations with Yu Kingdom were poor, and the covert conflicts never ceased.

The death of a subordinate was quite normal.

"He had not yet reached Huyang City." Chairman Zan Yun explained immediately.

"Oh?" The blood-red flame questioned, "He should have arrived."

"Hei Duomo should have arrived, today being the deadline." Chairman Zan Yun respectfully said, "Just today, I had contacted and urged him. Yet, he said he would need to delay a few days before arriving. He mentioned nothing else."

The voice from the blood-red flame spoke: "Since he said he could arrive after a few days' delay, he must still be in Jiu Jiang Primal Chaos Prefecture's territory. Pay attention and find out how exactly he died."

"Yes." Chairman Zan Yun said respectfully, "Marquis, I'm somewhat short on experts on my end..."

"Soon, you won't be lacking." The blood-red flame then vanished.

Chairman Zan Yun let out a sigh of relief.

"Hei Duomo, that fool, lost his life just trying to travel." After reporting, Chairman Zan Yun settled back leisurely, "The one who could kill him must be extraordinarily powerful. I certainly don't have the ability to investigate! The Marquis most likely won't blame me."

Serving a Primal Chaos Overlord, even coming to the territory of another country, taking such risks, Chairman Zan Yun naturally wanted to reap huge benefits.

As for putting his life on the line? If he could avoid it, he would.

Behind the death of Hei Duomo, one could tell there was a great expert involved. Chairman Zan Yun had no intention of investigating.

If one were to always rush headlong into danger, Chairman Zan Yun wouldn't have lived so long.

******

Under the night sky.

Luo Feng sat cross-legged next to that Blue-Purple Blood Crystal Flower.

That captured Flying Boat could be released after the Blue-Purple Blood Crystal Flower was harvested. No rush.

"Arriving in the Land of Origin for the first time and having an altercation with a native eternal true god truly revealed many of my deficiencies," Luo Feng mused, "I've just become an eternal true god, and I haven't even begun cultivating many secret techniques."

In this recent encounter, he was utterly outmatched in close combat.

It was only by relying on his Perfect Divine Body that he withstood all the attacks.

"If I encounter someone adept at trapping their foes, they might capture me in a few moves. Then, I'd have to count on the Secret Technique of Willpower or rely on a Mechanical Stream Secret Treasure!" Luo Feng thought, "In the long run, my opponents are likely to be on the level of Three Sovereigns of Shi Kingdom."

"So, I still need to increase my strong points, practice the Lie Yuan Technique, and elevate my willpower to a higher level!"

"At the same time, advancing my major realm is crucial. I must find a way to break through to the Primal Chaos Lord Realm."

"To become a Primal Chaos Overlord, I must comprehend the Primal Chaos Laws," Luo Feng thought, "On one hand, I need an active understanding of the Primal Chaos Laws, and on the other hand, learning some secret techniques related to the Primal Chaos Laws."

He aimed to experience the basic mysteries of the Primal Chaos Laws in practice.

Combining practice and theory is the faster way to master the Primal Chaos Laws.

"My chosen Body Refining Secret Techniques, 'Primal Chaos Great Strength Diagram' and 'World Breaking Nine Blades,' both lead towards the Primal Chaos Realm." Luo Feng had plenty of secret techniques, although he was somewhat poor.

"For the foreseeable future, I shall mainly cultivate 'Primal Chaos Great Strength Diagram' and 'World Breaking Nine Blades' as well as 'Lie Yuan Technique,' and I will also practice 'Duan Mie,' 'Dong Hua,' and 'Nine Netherworlds.'"

From the perspective of self-growth, he decided on his primary and secondary Dharma practices.

The three great inheritances of Duan Dong River lineage were beneficial, but all were auxiliary, designed to make generations of inheritors better at saving their own lives. As for resources, inheritors had to fight for them themselves.

"This 'Primal Chaos Great Strength Diagram' requires treating the godly body as a Secret Treasure during cultivation, demanding vast resources. I wonder how long this Blue-Purple Blood Crystal Flower will suffice for my cultivation," Luo Feng pondered.

The key to the godly body is the 'True God's Heart.' As long as one protects the True God's Heart from harm, they may refine the godly body as they please.

Thus, generation after generation of powerhouses in the Land of Origin created various Body Refinement secret techniques. Without a doubt, the stronger the godly body's foundation, the better the effects of practicing Body Refinement secret techniques. Luo Feng, with his Perfect Divine Body, naturally chose Body Refinement secret techniques to make his godly body even stronger!

"The resources needed for the Body Refinement secret techniques, I'll be able to purchase them after arriving at Huyang City," Luo Feng decided, then began to comprehend 'World Breaking Nine Blades.'

...

Within one of the spaces in Star Tower.

A Flying Boat resided here, and the Clan Leader along with a dozen True Gods looked around this space perplexedly, sensing an endless expanse of grey at the edges of space, with time itself completely sealed off, utterly unable to leave.

"Clan Leader, what exactly does the Supreme intend by capturing us here?"

"Could they be considering us as test subjects?"

"I've heard that many True Gods in Huyang City went to test medicines. Could the Supreme be planning to use us to try out medicines?" The True Gods within the group speculated wildly, all feeling somewhat uneasy, given that they were completely powerless to resist.

Suo Zi and Suo Yun, the two young True Gods, also worried upon hearing the discussions of their older clan members.

The Clan Leader laughed, "If it weren't for the Supreme, we would all be dead by now. The Supreme has given us the grace of saving our lives. If there's anything he needs us to do, it would be our opportunity. In Huyang City, many True Gods long for the chance to serve an eternal true god, but never have the chance."

Having had dealings with eternal true gods, the Clan Leader was very clear that these lofty eternal true gods didn't care about those weaker than themselves.

Since they had been saved, they would not take the trouble to kill them afterwards.

"Clan Leader, what do we do now?" Suo Zi asked.

"We wait patiently," replied the Clan Leader.

...

Day and night cycled through their endless loop.

A day on the Land of Origin was extremely long. Luo Feng spent three days cultivating next to the Blue-Purple Blood Crystal Flower and gained some insights into the 'World Breaking Nine Blades,' 'Lie Yuan Technique,' and 'Duan Mie.'"

"A day in the Land of Origin is very long, roughly equivalent to a year on my home planet Earth," thought Luo Feng.

Now the sky was clear, with clouds drifting by and daylight shining. However, if one looked up, they could still see the few most brilliant stars twinkling in the sky.

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, Luo Feng noticed the fragrance of the flower becoming richer, to the point that it even made his soul consciousness feel extremely pleased. He immediately turned to look and saw the Blue-Purple Blood Crystal Flower swaying gently, its petals appearing as if they were emitting light.

"It's finally about to ripen completely." Luo Feng smiled. After emitting the richest fragrance, the light from the Blue-Purple Blood Crystal Flower finally subsided, becoming ordinary, and silently breaking off from the stem, falling towards the ground.

With a gesture from Luo Feng, the Blue-Purple Blood Crystal Flower was enveloped in divine power and floated in front of him.

"I've heard that this Blue-Purple Blood Crystal Flower greatly aids the cultivation of bloodlines," admired Luo Feng, "However, I'm not a native of the Land of Origin, and thus I cannot practice the Bloodline Cultivation Method."

The geniuses who came to the Land of Origin from the Primordial Cosmos could only comprehend the laws.

Those born on the Land of Origin had various special bloodlines hidden in their bodies, qualifying them to enter the 'Bloodline Cultivation Method.'

Luo Feng stored the Blue-Purple Blood Crystal Flower in a wooden box.

"It's time to head to Huyang City."

With a single step, Luo Feng traversed the void and left, also summoning Morosa and Moyu Hu to his side.

"Moyu Hu, continue to lead the way," said Luo Feng.

"Yes," Moyu Hu dared not ask any more questions. He glanced around in all directions and continued to lead the way.

Luo Feng looked at Morosa beside him, "You seem quite pleased with yourself. Big gains?"

"There were indeed quite a few," Morosa revealed a look of joy and telepathically conveyed, "Master, if such good fortune came a thousand times over, I reckon I'd have hopes of reaching the Primal Chaos Realm."

Luo Feng glanced at him.

Devouring a thousand eternal true gods? What a daring thought!

"Better stick to absorbing the power of heaven and earth," Luo Feng said, no longer paying him any mind. The energy of the Land of Origin was so dense that it formed a mist, making absorbing the power of heaven and earth quite effective.

Whoosh—

After traversing the void for a long time, Luo Feng's eyes suddenly brightened.

"What's that?" As a being with a Perfect Divine Body, Luo Feng's observational range was extremely vast. He now saw an endlessly majestic city at the end of his flight path.

This city was like the wall of the world, its walls higher than any mountain Luo Feng had seen since arriving in the Land of Origin. Compared to its height, the true body of Hei Duomo was less than one ten-thousandth of the height of the city wall.

Under the covering mist formed by the power of heaven and earth, the majestic city appeared indistinct, making it impossible for Luo Feng to see the end of the walls.

"Although I've long known about the enormity of the Land of Origin's major city fortresses, seeing them with my own eyes is still shocking," thought Luo Feng.

"Supreme, we will soon arrive at Huyang City," Moyu Hu, who also saw the outline of Huyang City in the distance, said, "In the entire Jiu Jiang Primal Chaos Prefecture, there are only three large cities. Each of these large cities is built upon the ruins of Primal Chaos and is the result of the combined efforts of masters from the Mechanical School, forming an incredibly stable fortress."

As they approached, Moyu Hu pointed ahead, "Supreme, the East City Gate of Huyang City is ahead. Those two massive floating objects above the eastern city wall belong to two of Huyang's Ten Great Legions—the Vine Jiao Legion and the Golden Jade Legion!"

Luo Feng looked over and saw a vast mass of greenery floating above the southern side of Huyang City's wall, a huge plant teeming with branches and vines through which countless True Gods were entering and exiting this colossal plant.

On the northern side of the city wall, a giant golden octahedron floated, just as large, with countless True Gods moving in and out along beams of light.

A massive plant and a golden octahedron represented two of Huyang's Ten Great Legions.

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